686. Why Is It So Hard to Find an NFL Quarterback?
The episode explores why predicting NFL quarterback success is one of sports’ hardest challenges, despite mountains of data, and examines new tools like cognitive testing and AI models that aim to improve forecasting by measuring mental processing, resilience, and decision-making under pr
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