Don't forget the human factor when working with AI and data analytics

After years of resisting "pretend football," I finally joined a neighborhood fantasy football league. I'm a very casual football fan and probably couldn't name 10 active players without several minutes of thought, but in the interest of participating in some neighborly fun and learning a bit more about the game, I created my first team. I frankly still don't fully understand fantasy football scoring and all the nuances, but for the unfamiliar, you select a virtual team from a pool of available players during a draft process, and each player's activities on the field that week contribute to your overall team score. For example, if my defense blocks a touchdown, I might get 10 points, while if a running back on my team rushes for a few yards in a different game, I get a fraction of a point. Theoretically, this creates interest in more teams by giving the fan more players to follow, but at this point, it's mainly creating confusion as my extremely limited "football brain" attempts to follow a half dozen simultaneous games.