Stephen Dubner

But you write, the kid in me hopes for a running back renaissance.

That's right.

So as, you know, as cool, calm and collected and economist acting as you are right now saying, come on, the market is the market.

There's part of you emotionally that's attached to my argument.

A hundred percent.

Market forces are real, but they're not always predictable.

So who knows what we'll be talking about in the lead up to next year's Super Bowl.

Thanks to Roland Fryer for inspiring and collaborating on this episode.

He was right.

It was a lot of fun.

And big thanks to all our guests, LaShawn McCoy, Robert Smith, Robert Turbin, Jeffrey Whitney, and Brian Burke.

I think they all did a great job explaining a complicated game that many of us love, but which many others are often baffled by.

And thanks especially to you for listening.

We will be back very soon with a new episode.

Until then, take care of yourself, and if you can, someone else too.

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