Tony Khan
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Podcast Appearances
I don't know if I ever will now.
I don't know if I ever will now.
But yeah, I had done a lot of the work already before I switched. But no, I'm really glad to do it. And I was much happier and I was happy with the degree.
But yeah, I had done a lot of the work already before I switched. But no, I'm really glad to do it. And I was much happier and I was happy with the degree.
Not long after I got out of college, my father was trying to buy a football team. So I graduated in 2007. And months later, I was following the St. Louis Rams because my dad was trying to buy the St. Louis Rams. And the thing I was spending most of my time on at that point was studying sports statistics. And then my father spent a couple more years working to get in the NFL. And then
Not long after I got out of college, my father was trying to buy a football team. So I graduated in 2007. And months later, I was following the St. Louis Rams because my dad was trying to buy the St. Louis Rams. And the thing I was spending most of my time on at that point was studying sports statistics. And then my father spent a couple more years working to get in the NFL. And then
Less than two years later, he announced that he would be buying Jacksonville Jaguars, which was over 13 years ago. And I'm here in Jacksonville, Florida now. And that's when I moved from Illinois to Florida. And I've been here ever since. And we launched AEW here in Florida, but I still live there.
Less than two years later, he announced that he would be buying Jacksonville Jaguars, which was over 13 years ago. And I'm here in Jacksonville, Florida now. And that's when I moved from Illinois to Florida. And I've been here ever since. And we launched AEW here in Florida, but I still live there.
and go back to Illinois anytime I can. Yeah, it was not long after college where I started working on sports statistics. I had a job in biofuels as a day job, but really the thing I went back and worked on every night was studying NFL statistics and applying them.
and go back to Illinois anytime I can. Yeah, it was not long after college where I started working on sports statistics. I had a job in biofuels as a day job, but really the thing I went back and worked on every night was studying NFL statistics and applying them.
I started working there in 2012. As soon as my father bought the team, there was not a sports analytics department there. And I'd been studying it for several years. And I began bringing in some of the top vendors. Now this is standard practice for all 32 teams. And there's a huge...
I started working there in 2012. As soon as my father bought the team, there was not a sports analytics department there. And I'd been studying it for several years. And I began bringing in some of the top vendors. Now this is standard practice for all 32 teams. And there's a huge...
amount of work that's done on all 32 teams with machine learning and football research looking at all the plays researching all the personnel scouting game data and that's a huge part of nfl preparation now preparation for the draft for free agency for the upcoming games against your opponents it's a huge part of football and people have been building up staffs in recent years
amount of work that's done on all 32 teams with machine learning and football research looking at all the plays researching all the personnel scouting game data and that's a huge part of nfl preparation now preparation for the draft for free agency for the upcoming games against your opponents it's a huge part of football and people have been building up staffs in recent years
The Jaguars were one of the first teams to really build that. And now we have a great infrastructure. And what's really great is we have a young group of executives that's really applying it. We have a very young coach and a young general manager, and they're very data-driven guys.
The Jaguars were one of the first teams to really build that. And now we have a great infrastructure. And what's really great is we have a young group of executives that's really applying it. We have a very young coach and a young general manager, and they're very data-driven guys.
And it's a stark contrast to when I came into the organization in 2012, as far as the uptake and the interest in the football research and all of it. analytics and applying the data into making personnel decisions and studying the game.
And it's a stark contrast to when I came into the organization in 2012, as far as the uptake and the interest in the football research and all of it. analytics and applying the data into making personnel decisions and studying the game.
A lot. The Jaguars, I went in in 2012. And around that time, my father had announced the purchase in January 2012, but he'd been working on it for a couple years after the Rams purchased. It was stopped in 2010. So I'd spent about four years studying football stats pretty much every day. And I put together what was the football technology group that still existed at the Jaguars.
A lot. The Jaguars, I went in in 2012. And around that time, my father had announced the purchase in January 2012, but he'd been working on it for a couple years after the Rams purchased. It was stopped in 2010. So I'd spent about four years studying football stats pretty much every day. And I put together what was the football technology group that still existed at the Jaguars.