The GOAT Index ("Greatest of All Time") is a system used in sports to rank the best performers in any given role. The concept/name was created by author and analyst Ben Hinson and first used in a 2016 study Hinson created to rank the best NBA players from the mid 1970s - early 2000s. Hinson's system is the first player scoring methodology to assign different weights (value) to preseason and playoff performance in the scoring calculation. In 2017, ESPN published their first GOAT Index, ranking the best quarterbacks in the NFL from 1978 to 2017. The ESPN rankings were based on voting panels, not a scoring methodology.
ESPN GOAT Index[]
In July 2017, ESPN published their first GOAT Index aimed at ranking the top NFL quarterbacks in modern history. The ESPN GOAT Index like Hinson's earlier study also considered players from the 1970s, and utilized a voting panel consisting of NFL coaches and executives (all Super Bowl winners), each of whom voted on their top ten quarterbacks.[1] The final quarterback rankings were determined based on how frequently any quarterback outranked his peers across all voting ballots. The ESPN voting panel consisted of Pete Carroll, Tony Dungy, Mike Holmgren, Howard Mudd, Wade Phillips, Mike Reinfeldt, Ray Rhodes, Mike Shanahan, Al Saunders and Norv Turner.
Tom Brady emerged as the GOAT from the ESPN survey with 86.7% coverage.
Footnotes and Citations[]
- ↑ Sando, Mike (July 19, 2017). The GOAT Index: NFL coaches, execs rank best QBs since 1978. ESPN.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2018.
References[]
- Bleacher Report, "Tony Dungy Ranks Tom Brady No. 6 on His List of Best QBs Since 1978." July 19, 2017.
- NBC Sports, "To Tony Dungy, Tom Brady is No. 6 on list of modern QBs." July 19, 2017.
- CBS Sports, "Tony Dungy and Bill Polian keep refusing to give Tom Brady and Bill Belichick credit." July 19, 2017.
- USA Today, "Tony Dungy ranking Tom Brady sixth in his GOAT QB rankings makes perfect sense." July 20, 2017.
- SB Nation, "Joe Montana, Steve Young on ESPN ranking of 10 best QBs since 1978." July 19, 2017.
- Arizona Sports, "Former Cardinals QB Kurt Warner lands outside top 10 in ESPN GOAT Index."July 20th, 2017.
- SB Nation, "Study: Hakeem Olajuwon is the greatest playoff player ever." March 23rd, 2017.
- Forbes, "This player edged out Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all time." June 15th, 2017.
- Space City Scoop, Daily Rocket Science: The Goat and the Beard." April 2, 2017
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