It is in the nature of professional sports leagues to evolve.
Major League Baseball has fully embraced the analytical movement, as every general manager in that sport tries to emulate what Oakland Athletics’ GM Billie Bean did with the 2002 A’s through the innovative Moneyball process.
The NBA has taken on a finesse movement: teams now embrace the 3-pointer more than ever. And the biggest star in that sport, Golden State’s Stephen Curry, has made his name off the long ball.
Then we have the NFL, which has turned into a bona-fide passing league, as seven of the league’s eight all-time 5000-yard passing seasons have come since 2008, and six have come since 2011.