Alex Marvez article: Achievement Metrics Seminar

by gatornation on Feb 24, 2009 12:21 PM EST Comment 12 comments

Marvez has an interesting article today about an Achievement Metrics Seminar that was held at the Combine this week. I linked it because it mentions Marshawn Lynch as the "newest poster child for criminal behavior" and that he had a considerably higher risk of future arrests or suspensions than his peers.

Luckily for the Bills this type of data was not available for the teams during the 2007 draft. How likely was it to effect the Bills in making a determination on Lynch? I guess we'll never know.

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Doesn’t this seem like a form of racial profiling to anyone else?

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by Kurupt on Feb 24, 2009 12:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

not to me…..

why do you think so?

Oh. Uh, will you hold my wallet for me while I take the test, please? There's a thousand dollars in there... or maybe there isn't. Know what I mean?

by J2 on Feb 24, 2009 12:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ya know, I just reread the article and I must have gotten a different vibe the first time around. I definitely misjudged it. Yeah, I don’t think it’s racial profiling, though profiling can still be included. But there is nothing wrong with using past behavior as an indicator of future behavior. I still don’t know how they could conclude that there was a 26% chance of Lynch getting busted for drugs or alcohol, how did they base that on past behavior?

My b.

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by Kurupt on Feb 24, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I wondered about that number as well. If anything, I’d expect something like high, medium, low. Not something exact like twenty six.

They probably have a few guys from Vegas on their staff, and set the odds. Those Vegas guys are good at that…

by krytime on Feb 24, 2009 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think

what Marvez gave is a very high level overview of the achievement metric. there probably are a million different variables that go into the figures.

by gatornation on Feb 24, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

not racist AT ALL

simply a sentiment to how these kids grew up, were raised and what type of neighborhoods they came from. Look at Lynch and where he came from, YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR UPBRINGING. The Bills wish Lynch had. And they wish they could change his favorite color as well.

The time to deliver is now and if you fail to do so you will no doubt witness the consequences first hand.

by Cutter3636 on Feb 24, 2009 1:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Without really saying much, Brandon said tons:

Asked whether he was satisfied with Buffalo’s pre-draft scouting of Lynch, Brandon said, “He’s a tremendous young man. We certainly felt very good about him and do feel very good about him. We’ll see how this (gun) situation plays out and go from there.”

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Feb 24, 2009 3:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

not much more he can say

he wouldn ’t come out and say we do no pre-draft interviewing and had no idea he was a bad egg.

by gatornation on Feb 24, 2009 3:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I actually meant the last sentence: seeing how things play out. It’s open to interpretation…which isn’t always great for the player involved.

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Feb 24, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Just messin with you

I’m sure OBD is not happy with the recent turn of events and I would think that pursuing Fred Taylor may be a response to Lynch’s actions. not only to fill a spot if he is suspended but to provide a mentor and give him some guidance that he seems to be lacking.

by gatornation on Feb 24, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs