Gaining An Edge: Cowboys Will Train Their Quarterbacks Using Sophisticated Virtual Reality Technology

Imagine how much better Dustin Vaughan will play if he's already experineced this situation dozens of times? - Tim Heitman-USA TODAY SportsThe Cowboys have an agreement in place to use cutting-edge Virtual Reality technology developed at Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab as a tool to help train their quarterbacks.

Allow me to start with a short epigram, from The Matrix. I hope you'll find it appropriate.

Neo: I thought it wasn't real.

Morpheus: Your mind makes it real.

In our draft review podcast back in early May, one of the invited guests was the inimitable O.C.C., with whom we discussed the new draft class in a particular light: the Cowboys' use of analytics. In reviewing…