Kdo5 said:
Maybe you failed to mention the Colts D allowed the highest completion percentage of any NFL defense last year.
So what??
The Colts allowed 9.19 yards per completion, the 2nd lowest rate in the NFL.
The Colts were tied for 3rd in terms of fewest 40+ yard passing plays allowed with 5. The Colts were tied for 6th in terms of fewest 20+ yard passing plays allowed with 36.
Completion percentage is only one pass defense stat.
The Colts were 15th in fewest yards allowed.
The Colts were 14th in lowest yards per attempt.
The Colts were 6th in fewest passing TDs allowed.
The Colts were 19th in interceptions made.
The Colts were 2nd in sacks made.
The Colts were 1st in the highest number of yards lost by the opponents due to a sack.
The Colts were 19th in terms of opposing QB's rating.
It appears to me that the Colts were willing to give up the short passing play because the longer a drive took, the more chances that the Colts defense could create a sack.
I do not get this board' obsession with the passing completion stat. That stat is the only one that the Patriots defense was good at last year.
The Pats' D had the 4 lowest percentage of passes completed against them last year. On the other hand, the Pats allowed 12.51 yards per completion, the highest rate in the NFL. The Pats were tied for last with the 49ers in the number of 40+ yard passing plays allowed with 14. The Pats gave up the 2nd to most 20+ yard passing plays with 56.
The Pats were 31st in fewest yards allowed.
The Pats were 30th in lowest yards per attempt.
The Pats were 28th in fewest passing TDs allowed.
The Pats were 26th in interceptions made.
The Pats were 23rd in sacks made.
The Pats were 18th in the highest number of yards lost by the opponents due to a sack.
The Pats were 27th in terms of opposing QB's rating.