Fascinating discussion of why we (i.e., most everyone in the modern world) can’t fall asleep.
– Bill Barnwell on Russell Wilson’s contract and the year the NFL gave the MVP award to a kicker.
– Former South Carolina runningback Marcus Lattimore says his NFL career was “hell… every day.”
– Is Chan Gailey a quarterback whisperer? I like Chan and he’s a good coach, but “QB whisperer” seems a bit much. Probably a better fit for the Jets than they’ve had recently, however.
– I really enjoyed this GQ article on the infamous Magic City club of Atlanta.
– Alvin Roth on the EconTalk podcast discussing “Matching Markets,” or markets that require the buyer and seller to select each other. This interesting applications for free agency and recruiting.
– James Light on Gunter Brewer’s passing concepts. James has had a lot of good stuff recently.
– Doug Farrar on whether any runningback could excel behind Dallas’s line.
– I enjoyed this bit of game theory:
– Matt Hinton on the dark side of conference realignment and Holly Anderson on rattlesnake rodeos.
– Matt Levine on whether you can really game index funds.
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