The NFL was a little late to the party when it came to the use of analytics but it is now a situation where every team is trying to crack the code to make their teams more efficient in all phases by the use of data and analytics. This weekend was the MIT Sloan Sports Conference where a fascinating panel on the use of analytics was held. One of the experts on the panel was Steelers’ analytics expert Karim Kassam.

You can watch the full panel below and if you are interested in this subject at all I’d highly recommend it.

👀 This year’s NFL panel from the @SloanSportsConf. I enjoyed sharing insights along w the Rams Kevin Demoff & Steelers Karim Kassam. @minakimes was a great host. Check out the replay: https://t.co/Ef1zlS4CMv pic.twitter.com/rlKzukMydn — Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) March 3, 2019

Pittsburgh hired Kassam in 2015 when the team finally decided to make analytics a part of their decision-making process. According to Kassam, a small percentage of the league was using them at the time but now virtually every team in the NFL takes advantage of analytics on various levels.

One of the criticisms of the Steelers has been in the area of in-game adjustments. Perhaps the inclusion of more analytics in terms of those sorts of changes could help the Steelers. But again it’s important for fans to listen to what these guys have to say to give a much deeper understanding of how all this works from a team standpoint.