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All that statistical masturbation, which they say favors the Patriots, and then they conclude the Giants win in a squeaker?
All that statistical masturbation, which they say favors the Patriots, and then they conclude the Giants win in a squeaker?
The basic theme is that stats over the full season favor the Patriots, but the Giants have strongly been opposing those stats the last few weeks. In addition, strong X-factors such as the Gronk injury and healthy situation along with the sudden strong defensive play from both teams play into the decision. It's not outside of logic to stray from season stats when you have one of the best players on a team hurt and two teams playing much differently (and better) than they have all year. As a Giants fan that isn't buying into the media hype, I think any person looking at this game from a neutral perspective should basically look at it as a coin toss and not an easy game to read.
Interesting read, thanks for posting.
CHFF has a good read on the Pats D:
The Curious Case of the New England defense | Cold Hard Football Facts
A Couple of other good articles there also.
Ignore the mediots.
All that statistical masturbation, which they say favors the Patriots, and then they conclude the Giants win in a squeaker?
I don't want to knock Schatz because I really like what FO is all about. Still, it seems clear that he is hedging his bets here. If the Patriots win, his models were correct. If not, he called the outcome.
I think it's more that it's just difficult to know what sample to use. If you use the whole season the Patriots will win comfortably. If you use the last 5 games the Giants will probably win a nail biter. And how healthy is the Gronkle, a huge part of our offense. I actually feel the same way he does, I could see the small sample of the Giants playing well falling apart and leading to an easy Patriots win but I also don't trust our secondary at all - even though they've been solid for a while - and could see the Giants taking advantage of that.I don't want to knock Schatz because I really like what FO is all about. Still, it seems clear that he is hedging his bets here. If the Patriots win, his models were correct. If not, he called the outcome.