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One thing that I hope does not happen is that enough analytics get into football that people just lean into the numbers and realize that doing A, B, C and investing in X, Y, Z is the best way to win and that all other strategies are sub-optimal. And then every team starts to look the same. That's way less interesting as a fan.
We've seen it in other sports. In the 80s, you had baseball and basketball teams trying all sort of different strategies and styles. And most of them were doing it wrong it turns out. But it was entertaining to watch contrasting styles. Now it feels like we are watching 30 versions of the same team and the only difference is how well they are executing that strategy.
I hope football does not become that more than it already has.
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