Games to learn from - New England Patriots Forums

Fencer · 01-17-2011, 07:32 AM

It's tempting to base our views on one or two games.
It's also tempting to cry "Small sample size!" in response.

So what is the list of games to examine, and then say "We need to do better against opponents like those!"?

Here's my candidate list.

Top tier: Losses to good teams (Jets x 2, Ravens)
Next tier: Loss to bad team (Cleveland), close games vs. good teams (Packers, Ravens)

alvinnf · 01-17-2011, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Fencer

It's tempting to base our views on one or two games.
It's also tempting to cry "Small sample size!" in response.

So what is the list of games to examine, and then say "We need to do better against opponents like those!"?

Here's my candidate list.

Top tier: Losses to good teams (Jets x 2, Ravens)
Next tier: Loss to bad team (Cleveland), close games vs. good teams (Packers, Ravens)

I guess all of the above is too obvious.

Fencer · 01-17-2011, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by alvinnf

I guess all of the above is too obvious.

My first point is that easy wins are not the games to learn from.

My second point is that we need to get the sample size significantly greater than "1" even so.