The Cleveland Browns analytics department defended their title as the best analytics department in the league. The Browns have been voted the best analytics department by their NFL peers in a survey run by ESPN. The Browns analytics department is constantly ranked at the top of the league by media insiders and management of sports analytics companies.
The survey included answers from various analytics staffers across the league. The Browns received the most votes for three of the biggest questions in the survey; “Which team produces the highest level of analytics work?”, “Which team incorporates analytics the most into its decision-making?”, and “Which NFL team is the most analytically advanced overall?”. The Browns were praised for their dedication to data analysis and the infrastructure they have set up over the past decade.
Browns vice president of research and strategy, Dave Giuliani received much praise in the survey. Giuliani received the third most votes when asked about the most likely general manager candidates in the future. Browns’ longtime vice president of research and strategy, Andrew Healy received two votes.
Giuliani is an under-the-radar candidate in Berea. Assistant general managers Catherine Hickman (nee Raîche) and Glenn Cook have interviewed for the general manager position with multiple teams. Berea might be developing an incubator for future general managers.
