Neil Hornsby

Founder and Ex C.E.O. of PFF. Apparently a Rich English Dilettante who talks far too much about working out for such a wee dude.

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@PFF_Steve It's the rugby chat, particularly the completely balanced and unemotional response to an Ireland (or Leinster) loss, that I'm here for.

[Matthew Coller @MatthewColler]

Friends and last-second gift seekers, a suggestion to grab my book “Football is a Numbers Game.” It is sorta about analytics but more about a group of football lovers who were trying to understand the sport better and ended up changing the game forever

https://t.co/Me7BG0rtIc

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@QBRating @SethWalder @PFF PFF use humans who, in most cases have been doing this for 5+ yrs. ESPN use algorithms based on GPS tracking data. Definition of "win" and "double team" are crucial.
Why not pick a few games at random and look at the discrepancies on a play by play basis? Which is more accurate?

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@PFF_Sam You mean just like he did for Rich Bisaccia?

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@BarryOC_ Would have been more impressive without the "are" but you did cover your bases by substituting 3 exclamation points for a question mark.

[Matthew Coller @MatthewColler]

New #SelfPromotionTour podcast with PFF founder @PFF_Neil in which he explains how he became a football fan living in England, why he started PFF and details how the NFL shaped their grading system https://t.co/aKrKnLQ1vM

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@mikerenner_ @LockedOnNetwork @austingayle_ Perhaps Austin could be your guest every week?

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@MatthewColler Unfortunately, I don't think they'll need the guy who got Chris Hemsworth ready for Thor (anymore 🥺).

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@MatthewColler @PFF_Steve Apparently Simon Pegg is pestering his agent about my role. 😐

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@PFF_Brad Brad. Is this just a volume stat? What is his % of throws short? Where does this rank?

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@mibpj2 @JoeA_NFL I feel using EPA as a proxy for QB performance is similar to using yds/rush as a surrogate for running back play. Fundamentally, I don't think this is therefore "reasonable analysis".
FWIW, I "think" play-calling/scheme is the biggest confounder but great analysis could disprove.

[Layne Norton, PhD @BioLayne]

STOP trying to reinvent the wheel with creatine

Creatine monohydrate will saturate muscle cells 100% with phosphocreatine

You can’t get better than 100%

It is the MOST TESTED & LEAST EXPENSIVE form of creatine

Stop wasting your money on other silly forms of creatine

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@mibpj2 @JoeA_NFL The more inferences you make, the more confounded the answer becomes and if someone (I'm not suggesting you) is already looking for evidence to justify their belief, then probably even more so. NB: "useless" is hyperbole.

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@dlGgSyeTaGaiN @PFF_Sam @austingayle_ Love LA to visit, but the idea of paying $1M for a box, preposterous taxes, keeping my kids out of school for 2 years and sitting in traffic for hours to get anywhere is a heavy price to pay for a bit of snow.

[Dr. Spencer Nadolsky @DrNadolsky]

How to lose fat according to body type

Endomorph: calorie deficit

Mesomorph: calorie deficit

Ectomorph: calorie deficit

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@mibpj2 @JoeA_NFL Well why spend time doing anything then? If you already know the answers it just seems like a waste of time. Self-justification is incredibly powerful in itself. If we REALLY wish to be scientific about this, we should use everything at our disposal against our bias.

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@DougKyed Congratulations Doug...so happy for you.

[Neil Hornsby @PFF_Neil]

@mibpj2 Anything that removes as much of the confounding information as possible: quality of scheme, receivers , OL etc.
EPA used to rate an individual will always be inaccurate as a result and most likely not fit for purpose when, say, differentiating among the top 5 QBs.