Stephen Dubner

When Barkley became a free agent, he left the Giants and signed a three year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles for about $12 million a year. So less than a third of what Daniel Jones was being paid. And how did Jones and Barkley do this year? Well, Barkley had one of the best seasons an NFL running back has ever had, and his Eagles are in the Super Bowl.

When Barkley became a free agent, he left the Giants and signed a three year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles for about $12 million a year. So less than a third of what Daniel Jones was being paid. And how did Jones and Barkley do this year? Well, Barkley had one of the best seasons an NFL running back has ever had, and his Eagles are in the Super Bowl.

When Barkley became a free agent, he left the Giants and signed a three year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles for about $12 million a year. So less than a third of what Daniel Jones was being paid. And how did Jones and Barkley do this year? Well, Barkley had one of the best seasons an NFL running back has ever had, and his Eagles are in the Super Bowl.

Daniel Jones played so badly that the Giants benched him and then released him. Like LaShawn McCoy asked, how is that fair? Well, fair may not be the right word. The real issue is value. The value of a running play versus the value of a passing play.

Daniel Jones played so badly that the Giants benched him and then released him. Like LaShawn McCoy asked, how is that fair? Well, fair may not be the right word. The real issue is value. The value of a running play versus the value of a passing play.

Daniel Jones played so badly that the Giants benched him and then released him. Like LaShawn McCoy asked, how is that fair? Well, fair may not be the right word. The real issue is value. The value of a running play versus the value of a passing play.

So, Brian, the reason I was really eager to speak with you is that Roland wrote this piece in the Wall Street Journal about the decline of running back salaries. And I've been told that if we had to point to one person in the universe who who is perhaps most responsible for that decline, it might be you. Do you wanna claim that credit or blame?

So, Brian, the reason I was really eager to speak with you is that Roland wrote this piece in the Wall Street Journal about the decline of running back salaries. And I've been told that if we had to point to one person in the universe who who is perhaps most responsible for that decline, it might be you. Do you wanna claim that credit or blame?

So, Brian, the reason I was really eager to speak with you is that Roland wrote this piece in the Wall Street Journal about the decline of running back salaries. And I've been told that if we had to point to one person in the universe who who is perhaps most responsible for that decline, it might be you. Do you wanna claim that credit or blame?

Describe your role in that larger movement then.

Describe your role in that larger movement then.

Describe your role in that larger movement then.

Now, football stats were only a hobby at the time because you were a U.S.

Now, football stats were only a hobby at the time because you were a U.S.

Now, football stats were only a hobby at the time because you were a U.S.

In what ways would you say that your military background contributed to the way that you frame the questions you're trying to answer in football?

In what ways would you say that your military background contributed to the way that you frame the questions you're trying to answer in football?

In what ways would you say that your military background contributed to the way that you frame the questions you're trying to answer in football?

So in a war-like setting, when you're trying to advance into enemy territory, which weapon is more valuable, the ground game or the passing game? Brian Burke's analytic approach allowed him to answer that question.

So in a war-like setting, when you're trying to advance into enemy territory, which weapon is more valuable, the ground game or the passing game? Brian Burke's analytic approach allowed him to answer that question.