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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The Pats defense absolutely has to somehow produce turnovers, which will at the very least change field position. Naturally, if the defense or STs could also score a TD, that would go a very long way toward securing victory, esp. if Brady can manage not to throw another 1st-quarter INT.
Bottom line: if we don't win the turnover battle, we don't win the game.
Real Good article on the importance of TO's this week at CHFF, worth the read:
Coaching, the Super Bowl, and the wealth of turnovers | Cold Hard Football Facts
Yeah if the Giants aren't + in turnovers they aren't beating the pats.
When losing the turnover battle the Giants are 0-5.
Patriots when losing the turnover battle are 4-2, including both playoff win.
The Pats defense absolutely has to somehow produce turnovers, which will at the very least change field position. Naturally, if the defense or STs could also score a TD, that would go a very long way toward securing victory, esp. if Brady can manage not to throw another 1st-quarter INT.
Bottom line: if we don't win the turnover battle, we don't win the game.
I've been preaching this for a long time. A turnover is worse than a punt only to the extent the opponents wind up with better field position after the TO than they would have after a punt. So if an incompletion forces a punt, and an INT is only a little worse than a punt, then it is also the case that an INT is only a little worse than an incompletion.
And the not-so-impressive turnover argument goes both ways. 1 of Arrington's first 3 INTs this season was on a Hail Mary, where a knockdown would have exactly as good. Another of his first 3 INTs was WORSE than a knockdown; it was a 4th-down pass, and his return came slightly short of the original line of scrimmage.
I've been preaching this for a long time. A turnover is worse than a punt only to the extent the opponents wind up with better field position after the TO than they would have after a punt. So if an incompletion forces a punt, and an INT is only a little worse than a punt, then it is also the case that an INT is only a little worse than an incompletion.
And the not-so-impressive turnover argument goes both ways. 1 of Arrington's first 3 INTs this season was on a Hail Mary, where a knockdown would have exactly as good. Another of his first 3 INTs was WORSE than a knockdown; it was a 4th-down pass, and his return came slightly short of the original line of scrimmage.