Episode 05 - Some Names Stymie Analysis, featuring Matt Harmon

Fantasy Football, in Theory

Welcome to Fantasy Football, in Theory, your only podcast devoted to fantasy football strategy in the abstract.

How do the labels we use affect how we see things, taste things, hear things, feel things, and interact with the world around us? And perhaps more importantly, what the heck does this have to do with football? Special guest Matt Harmon joins us to discuss.

Content referenced during this episode includes:

Fighting through negativity bias and a wide receiver's drop issues: http://www.thebackyardbanter.com/fighting-through-negativity-bias-and-a-wide-receivers-drops.html

What You See is Not All There Is: http://subscribers.footballguys.com/apps/article.php?article=HarstadDiT29

The Crayola-fication of the World, parts 1 and 2: http://www.empiricalzeal.com/2012/06/05/the-crayola-fication-of-the-world-how-we-gave-colors-names-and-it-messed-with-our-brains-part-i/

http://www.empiricalzeal.com/2012/06/11/the-crayola-fication-of-the-world-how-we-gave-colors-names-and-it-messed-with-our-brains-part-ii/

What Quarterback Rate Stats Stay Most Consistant When a Quarterback Change Teams?: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/index76ed.html?p=4152

What Quarterback Rate Stats Stay Most Consistent When a Team Changes Quarterbacks?: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/index3801.html?p=4395

Thoughts on Running Back Yards per Carry: http://www.footballperspective.com/thoughts-on-running-back-yards-per-carry/

When Do Yards and Touchdowns Per Carry Stabilize?: http://intentionalrounding.com/when-do-yards-and-touchdowns-per-carry-stabilize/

Career Leaders in Yards Per Carry, (Era-Adjusted): http://www.footballperspective.com/career-leaders-in-yards-per-carry-era-adjusted/

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