Patriots Fumble Rates Compared to Other Teams

[Ivan]

This thread is still up?

Mods must really,be sleeping late.

 

[Jim Colclough fan]

Go back and re-read everything Unoriginal posted in that thread trail. Then think. If it doesn't come to you after that, go find yourself a new sarcasm meter.

Wasn't trying to be sarcastic - read the short paragraph literally

 

[lurker1965]

Sorry if this has been brought up previously but this site has some pretty interesting stats, and with a pretty strange graph at the end.

http://www.advancedfootballanalytic...ral/224-the-patriots-have-great-ball-security

Are these stats genuine, and if so can Belichick's emphasis on ball security explain this much of a difference? I don't want to believe it so I'm hoping someone can set this straight.

1) 2013 is weird, huh?

2) Yes, it was the balls. It has nothing to do with a pass first offense that uses short passes in lieu of runs where "fumbles" are incomplete passes. It also has nothing to do with a coaching staff that calls plays to minimize the possibility of fumbles. It also has nothing to do with a culture where if Ridley fumbles in week 4 he is a healthy scratch in week 5 before he gets 3 carries in week 6. Yes, it was the balls. /sarcasm