Redskins: Five reasons to be optimistic about the Scott Turner hire
By Ian Cummings
No. 2 – Turner is interested in analytics
This might be the most important factor in Scott Turner’s success as an offensive coordinator. It was ultimately what sold me on him. There’s a sense that the younger Turner, likely due in part to his father’s influence, is interested in implementing more analytics into his scheming.
The Athletic’s Josh Norris is the one who brought this development to light in a thread on Turner, saying that he heard “from the grapevine” that Turner is “invested in learning more about offensive analytics this summer”.
This is an unequivocal positive for Turner. In a modern NFL age where teams that use analytics are slowly separating from the pack, using analytics can be the gateway to that success, and failure to implement it can cause a team to fall behind. The Ravens this year are a prime example.
Turner, as the offensive authority of the team, will have some freedom in how he goes about forging an offensive attack. It’s very promising to hear that analytics and manufactured touches will be big parts of what he does. Off the field, finding ways to maximize tendencies and create the most efficient game plans, and on the field, executing those game plans to win.