Isn’t football inherently different than other game theory disciplines?
Surprisingly, games like Chess and Backgammon are tactically very similar to games like football and baseball. While the “physical” nature of the game is very different, the “situational” nature is strikingly similar. A football coach is constantly making decisions with respect to multiple variables (Score, Field Position, Down, Yards to 1st, etc.). Each of these decisions should be based on providing his team with the highest probability of winning the game (GWC). No decision, whether correct or incorrect provides guarantees….only expected outcomes. The expected outcomes are affected by play choices, skill differentials and often random elements. Sophisticated computer models and simulations were introduced in chess and backgammon more than 20 years ago and much has been learned. To say that technology has revolutionized these games would be an understatement. Just as the ZEUS™ model provides a sophisticated “look-ahead” in football analysis, backgammon and chess models have been solv
