My idea for this week’s session was to look at some stats about Tony Gonzalez.
I originally thought I would be coming up with something like a ‘5 reasons why Tony Gonzalez shouldn’t retire’ post – but after thinking about it I realized that data wasn’t the issue here. Tony doesn’t need convincing that he still has it, or that the Falcons are so close – his decision, whatever it will be, is driven by personal reasons. I respect that and don’t want data to add needless pressure.
So, already knee deep in data about the career of Tony Gonzalez, I decided to honor his career by creating an infographic.
I am about 7 hours in and it is looking sweet – I will likely have to finish it this weekend though – so look for the final product next week.
In the mean time, here is a sneak preview…
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