Team Composition — Are the Best Players on the Best Teams?

William T. Ziemba and Leonard C. MacLean

Chapter 3 in Dr Z's NFL Guidebook, 2018, pp 29-51 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:IntroductionThe greatest teams, coaches and players at various positionsNumber of Top 400 players by Team in 2017 by Sports IllustratedSome of the greatest coachesThe 100 greatest current playersNFL Top 100Comparison of Sports Illustrated and NFL RankingsModeling the Dependence of Team Win percentage on Top PlayersNumber of Top Players from Sports IllustratedWeighting by Position — Top 100 from NFL RankingTeam Performance: Predicted and ActualModel PredictionsThe Sports Illustrated List — top 100Conclusion

Keywords: NFL Players; Coaches; Strategies; Mean Reversion; Efficient Markets; Sports Enthusiasts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 Z21 Z23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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