I'm not a huge football fan. Sure, I enjoy watching the game on TV, but I'm not one of those people who know everything there is to know about their favorite teams and players. I will admit though that the situation with the Minnesota Vikings and Brett Favre has increased my interest slightly for the upcoming season. I guess I'm just a fan of novel and unusual happenings.
Anyway, I was looking at the Viking's final roster, which provides, amongst other things, the number of years each player has been in the NFL. While looking at it, I noticed something interesting. Of the fifty-five players, only five have more than ten years of experience, with a grand total of sixty-seven years between them.
In contrast, the thirty least experienced players (four years or less) have sixty-six years between them.
The thirty break down thusly:
Six rookies with: 0 years
Four with: 1 year
Seven with: 2 years
Four with: 3 years
Nine with: 4 years
If I were more interested I'd look at other teams to see if this distribution of experience is typical. Without looking I'll go out on a limb and say it is, since most NFL players don't have long careers.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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