Concerned_Citizen
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Well, if you would rather not look at how good a defense is based on turnovers and making big plays and big stops...then I would say the fact the 2011 Steelers got their #1 ranking thanks in no small part to playing an unprecedented weak offensive slate of opponents is more than sufficient to take all the shine off of said #1 ranking.
This is why simply looking at stat sheets and taking them at face value is just stupid. Far too many variables contributing to where no stat number is created equal.
Are you more impressed with a QB who threw a 1 yard out and the receiver carried it 60 yards weaving in and out of traffic? Or are you more impressed with the QB who only got 45 yards on a bomb threaded through a tight window? By their logic, QB in scenario #1 was the better QB on that play because he got more yards on his stat sheet on that play.
They just don't tell the story on how good an individual player is. Same for a defense. There isn't anything in there that accounts for strength of opponents, injuries, or anything else. Anyone that doesn't subscribe to the stats are the be-all-end-all are accused of making excuses.
Not all stats are creted equal. Not surprising Tebots don't like that, since that is 100% of their basis for thinking he is worth a salt. Also amazing how even though some take stat sheets as gospel, every single bad stat someone fires back with doesn't really mean a thing.