Brettlax3434
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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Ok, so you were making a completely subjective point?
You've got no point about the interceptions, no point about forced fumbles, and are arguing "tackles in front of the marker" and sacks as if this particular defense and its two-gap principles should be yielding one-gap numbers for an ILB with a terrible surrounding cast.
I haven't entered into the forced fumble or sack debate. I'm talking only about pass coverage. Those are a different area of the game.
As for passes defensed, that's a near-completely useless measure of defensive ability as a stand alone, and you surely know that.
I disagree, I think passes defended is a very important stat; maybe even more important than interceptions. At least if you have enough of them. You brought up Willis as a comparison and I simply showed you a statistical difference between the two players.
And, again, to get back on track, the point here was that Mayo's interception numbers do not point out a coverage problem.
I never said they did. Only that they are an indicator that he does not get his hands on many balls; which his pass deflection numbers also show. Saying he has a weak part of his game does not mean he's a bad player. It just means he has room to improve. And judging by his reported work ethic, I would guess he will in time.
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