I think the key word is perception, because Staley’s analytical decisions were not the reason his team underachieved. Ultimately it was Staley overseeing consistently terrible defenses while being a defensive head coach.
I’m glad he wasn’t fired immediately after a high profile fourth down failure because that would be grabbing all the attention.
So when do we get the retrospective on Staley's tenure, and the way that perception of analytics factored (or didn't) into his success/firing?
I think the key word is perception, because Staley’s analytical decisions were not the reason his team underachieved. Ultimately it was Staley overseeing consistently terrible defenses while being a defensive head coach.
I’m glad he wasn’t fired immediately after a high profile fourth down failure because that would be grabbing all the attention.