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    2. 2022/2023 Formula E - Round 16, London (Season End)

      ~sports.motorsports Ask
      Anyone watch Formula E? The 2022/2023 season, or Season 9, just ended in London. Round 16, London results Nick Cassidy, Envision Racing Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing Jake Dennis, Avalanche...

      Anyone watch Formula E? The 2022/2023 season, or Season 9, just ended in London.

      Round 16, London results
      1. Nick Cassidy, Envision Racing
      2. Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing
      3. Jake Dennis, Avalanche Andretti Formula E

      Full Race Results

      2022/2023 Season 9 Final Standings

      2023 Teams Championship
      1. Envision Racing -- 304 pts
      2. Jaguar TCS Racing -- 292 pts
      3. Avalanche Andretti Formula E -- 252pts
      2023 Drivers Championship
      1. Jake Dennis, Avalanche Andretti Formula E -- 229pts
      2. Nick Cassidy, Envision Racing -- 199pts
      3. Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS -- 197pts

      Full, Final Standings

      I missed most of the second half of the season, but at least caught the last race!

      I was really hoping rookie Jake Hughes (Neom McLaren Formula E) would do well, but he turned out to be more of a quali driver; could never keep race pace. But he did finished 12th in the standings, ahead of his teammate, Rene Rast. I suppose that could be viewed as a solid first season.

      Overall I've only been watching Formula E since about 2021, but it seemed like this year was less bumper cars than the last two. The poor racecraft definitely turned me off from the series at times.

      Looking forward to Season 10!

      9 votes

    24. RB contract value and labor rights

      ~sports.american_football Ask
      I've been keeping a finger on the pulse of analytics & contract valuation in the NFL for the last few years (as a fan, not related to my profession). Anyone else who has been of fan of this is...

      I've been keeping a finger on the pulse of analytics & contract valuation in the NFL for the last few years (as a fan, not related to my profession). Anyone else who has been of fan of this is probably aware that we hit a pretty serious breaking point yesterday, as a handful of top-end RBs failed to reach deals with their respective teams resulting in them being franchise tagged. I was wondering what others thought about this whole fiasco.

      My thoughts:

      In one sense, this is simply effective roster management: RBs add little win probability by themselves (i.e., their production is largely a result of the offensive line and passing game), their age curve is poor (i.e., they're typically out of highly productive years by the end of their rookie deals), and they're easily replaced by rookie talent.

      On the other hand, these guys take a beating to produce a product we all love. They spend some of their best years in the college system, where they do seem to add a lot of win probability, being totally uncompensated. They get to the NFL only to have their potential earnings suppressed by the rookie wage scale, then get franchise tagged guaranteeing they'll be SOL with respect to a deal with big fully-guaranteed cash.

      What's the solution here? Assuming the draft is an efficient(-ish) market, adjusting the rookie pay scale for them will just cause teams to adjust their drafting behavior. Letting RBs arrive to the NFL sooner than everyone is something that the NCAA almost certainly won't allow without a vicious fight. Is there any hope for these guys?

      edit: typos

      9 votes