This conversation really made me think. Dan Hatman has a wealth of experience as a scout, coach, and student of football. His paper on all things related to NFL general managers is a fantastic resource. In this conversation he talks about economics as it relates to football, improving the talent pool for general managers, and best practices regarding organizational culture.

The Scouting Academy

Timestamps 

(3:48) How the Bears drafted Trubisky

(6:55) Thinking probabilistically, and behavioral economics

(11:03) Twitter

(18:28) Economics and football decision-making

(28:25) Opportunity cost of NFL draft picks

(34:42) Obstacles for crowdsourcing scouting

(44:24) Research on GMs

(53:57) Improving the GM talent pool

(1:01:34) Fascinating Dave Gettleman story

(1:09:37) Active listening

(1:17:15) Organizational culture

(1:23:54) 25th hour

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