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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.Why would the numbers change if things stay the same?Well Seattle is giving up 283 yds per game and giving up 15.6 points per game.
New England is giving up 347 yds per game and giving up 15.2 points per game.
As the sample size grows bigger and if the trend continues there is no way New England should be ahead in points allowed.
Remember we played the Texans.... Not only does there offense suck but there play calling sucked even more in the game we played them. So that will skew the stats a bit.
Think this through.Points allowed matter a lot. However, when a defense cannot get off the field and the offense struggles, even if you hold a team to 14 points, it may not be enough. Possessions matter. That last superbowl against the Giants shows the huge gaping hole in "the only thing that matters is points" theory. Get off the field, get the ball to the offense!
Why would the numbers change if things stay the same?
That doesnt make sense
The first test of a defense is not giving up points. In addition to that it would be better still if whole not giving up points they got off the field quickly. But giving up more points while getting off the field faster is not better.
Why would the numbers change if things stay the same?
That doesnt make sense
If your defensive philosophy/talent results in more yards but less points that is better than one that results in less yards and more points.Obviously because we played the Texans... in all seriousness if your giving up 70-80 less yards per game that will eventually have an effect on total points. I am not saying that points allowed isn't the most important stat but it doesn't tell the whole story especially only playing 6 games.
No because a drive that is likely NFL and allows fewer points is better than a drive that is short an allows more points.Disagree because of the usual variance issues.
If you have a superior offense you want it to have lots of possessions. This is why inferior teams slow the game down and try to reduce the number of possessions, in the hope that variance will overcome talent that day.
So if I'm scoring 3.0 points per possession (ppp) I'd rather have a defense that gets off the field fast and gives up 2ppp rather than a defense that gives up sustained drives but only 1.8ppp.
The average number of possessions in an NFL game is around 12 for each team.
Say the "fast but gives up more points" 2ppp defense allows me to have 16 drives. Then on average I'll score 48 and give up 32. So I have 16 points of slack to overcome bad luck.
And say the "gives up long drives but allows fewer points" 1.8ppp defense only lets me have 8 drives because they can't get off the field quickly. Now the average score is 24 to 14.4 and there's only 9.6 points of slack available.
Remember we played the Texans.... Not only does there offense suck but there play calling sucked even more in the game we played them. So that will skew the stats a bit.
Dont’a Hightower On The Defensive About Questioning Patriots’ Defense“Man, I don’t know why y’all keep asking those questions,” Hightower said. “I feel like we’ve played good all year. Y’all are the ones who keep saying that stuff. We know what we have on defense. We just gotta keep going out and proving and playing the way we’ve been playing the last three or four weeks.”
right. But plenty of people were saying the Defense was horrible. They were and are totally wrong. (Not saying that was you) The low PPG is true for this team, and the constant referring to the stat was a rebuttal of fans trashing this D earlier in the year, even though it went 3 and 1 without Brady, and still has only lost 2 games in 12.Did anyone say it wasn't? I believe the contention is that points allowed isn't the be-all, end-all measurement of a defense.
It's more that a lot of people were thrashing the team's D and other fans responded.I could be wrong, but I just got the feeling that some people here think yards/game mattered more. Obviously both yards and points are important but people here differ on which is more important.
I would find it way more frustrating to watch 75 yard touch down plays by the other team.BB's defensive philosophy defines the irony of winning football being frustrating to watch as a fan.
it is by design.No its a discussion about what might hold the team back and what needs to be improved.
right. But plenty of people were saying the Defense was horrible. They were and are totally wrong. (Not saying that was you) The low PPG is true for this team, and the constant referring to the stat was a rebuttal of fans trashing this D earlier in the year, even though it went 3 and 1 without Brady, and still has only lost 2 games in 12.
Disagree because of the usual variance issues.
If you have a superior offense you want it to have lots of possessions. This is why inferior teams slow the game down and try to reduce the number of possessions, in the hope that variance will overcome talent that day.
So if I'm scoring 3.0 points per possession (ppp) I'd rather have a defense that gets off the field fast and gives up 2ppp rather than a defense that gives up sustained drives but only 1.8ppp.
The average number of possessions in an NFL game is around 12 for each team.
Say the "fast but gives up more points" 2ppp defense allows me to have 16 drives. Then on average I'll score 48 and give up 32. So I have 16 points of slack to overcome bad luck.
And say the "gives up long drives but allows fewer points" 1.8ppp defense only lets me have 8 drives because they can't get off the field quickly. Now the average score is 24 to 14.4 and there's only 9.6 points of slack available.
That isn't the contention of anyone. It is the counter argument to points allowed us what matters most.Did anyone say it wasn't? I believe the contention is that points allowed isn't the be-all, end-all measurement of a defense.