Comments on: Meet the New Steelers Stats Guru: Karim Kassim

By: About that Combine…Here’s What I Really Want to Know | Going Deep:

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 11:02:23 +0000

[…] to have a conversation with Karim Kassam, the stats guy the Steelers hired back in August. In an article I wrote about him I noted the […]

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The Bye Week Pro Bowl: Insights ‘n At | Going Deep: — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:29:12 +0000

[…] Meet the New Steelers Stats Guru: […]

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By: Mrs. Strangelove, Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Statistics and Love the Steelers | Going Deep:

Sun, 20 Sep 2015 08:13:25 +0000

[…] in fact this may be the reason they brought in a stats guru. It will be most interesting to see whether the Steelers hire someone permanent after this […]

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:05:29 +0000

Interesting points. I personally think Cortez just got thrown off the horse one too many times and was afraid to get back on. I think it was Ike Taylor who said a cornerback has to have a really short memory. But if they have been working with Allen to just do what he knows and not think, he may be just fine. He certainly has looked better so far.

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By: Geoffrey Benedict

Geoffrey Benedict — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 03:08:24 +0000

I’d love to see him evaluate Cortez Allen. Talk about freezing under fire, he spirals into doubt and indecision easily, makes me doubt he can keep it going.
The economics of athlete motivation is really cool, especially training.
Take Troy, it is a spiritual process for Troy, digging into and pushing yourself beyond limits, he’s like a marathon runner.
Antonio Brown lives in lowest moments, Micheal Jordan was that guy too, everything was a slight, a challenge to prove himself again. Brown won’t lose to anyone, whether it is Richard Sherman or lesser receivers in a basic camp drill. Brown has to prove himself.
Richard Mann talked about work ethic and new receivers, sating once they got in the room they would work. Because everyone in the room works. No one wants to be the low guy on the totem pole, so they all work at least a certain amount. With AB setting a crazy standard, everyone works hard.

Figuring out how someone will fit into the room is something the Pirates are doing well with in Free Agency, it will be very interesting to see if the Steelers can head in that direction with the draft.

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:37:31 +0000

And after all, why would you pay to develop information that then will be freely available to everyone?

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By: Bill S.

Bill S. — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:01:20 +0000

I fear you are correct. I am sure a non-disclosure agreement is a condition of his employment with the team.

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:02:27 +0000

Interesting point about character “evolving.” I wonder if the rapid evolution of “character” in some guys is more a question of too much money and success too soon revealing their true character. Not that I believe that people don’t change, but I think fundamental changes are rare, and a lot of work.

It seems to me that if a team had an idea ahead of time as to what direction a player might be headed, he might also help them develop a plan to nurture differing types of personalities. The question, I suppose, is whether you can find patterns.

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:58:13 +0000

I hope he will, although it wouldn’t surprise me if he can’t. The Steelers play their cards pretty close to the chest, and nobody wants the stuff they paid to have done available to the general public. So alas, we may never know.

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By: mike

mike — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 01:32:42 +0000

Would be interesting to find out someday. Maybe he will write about this at some point in the next year.

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