Stephen Dubner
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95 recordings
4 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 6d ago
Stephen Dubner’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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A 2011 research paper found that college and combine statistics have little value in predicting whether a quarterback will be successful in the NFL.
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Why is this such a hard problem?
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And what does it take to thrive as an NFL quarterback?
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To find out, we will hear from a Hall of Fame quarterback, a professional scout, a pioneering sports psychologist, and a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who wants to fundamentally change how athletic potential is evaluated.
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Also, you'll hear me take a very specialized IQ test.
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That's
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Whoa, what happened there?
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Oh, mama.
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Brutal.
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Today on Freakonomics Radio, how to pick, or in my case, how not to pick, a great NFL quarterback.
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This is Freakonomics Radio, the podcast that explores the hidden side of everything with your host, Stephen Dubner.
The rookie quarterback that everyone has their eyes on this year is Fernando Mendoza.
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The Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first overall pick in the draft.
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Last year, Mendoza led Indiana University to an undefeated season and its first ever national championship.
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Will Mendoza thrive in the NFL?
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No one knows for sure, but the expectations are huge.
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Mendoza got very high grades from most draft analysts.
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Although we should say these analysts are often dead wrong.
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They make sins of commission and sins of omission.
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Consider this former quarterback who wasn't even invited to the NFL Combine.
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