Football Outsiders Updates

[glm]

Team Efficiency - 1
Team Offense - 1
Team Defense - 9
Tom Brady - 1
Randy Moss - 6
Wes Welker - 4
LoMo - 16
Ben Watson - 8
O - Line
-Run - 9
-Pass - 1
D - Line
-Run - 20
-Pass - 18
Special Teams - 12

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Team Efficiency - 1
Team Offense - 1
Team Defense - 9
Tom Brady - 1
Randy Moss - 6
Wes Welker - 4
LoMo - 16
Ben Watson - 8
O - Line
-Run - 9
-Pass - 1
D - Line
-Run - 20
-Pass - 18
Special Teams - 12

I'm all about Tom Brady's intangibles and I believe he is always better than his stats because his lack of mistakes, but how can Brady be ranked above Brett Favre who has 21 TDs and 3 INTs?

 

[TruthSeeker]

I'm all about Tom Brady's intangibles and I believe he is always better than his stats because his lack of mistakes, but how can Brady be ranked above Brett Favre who has 21 TDs and 3 INTs?

I'm guessing that the Patriots have played significantly tougher defenses than Brett Favre. Here are the QB stats

 

[lamafist]

I'm all about Tom Brady's intangibles and I believe he is always better than his stats because his lack of mistakes, but how can Brady be ranked above Brett Favre who has 21 TDs and 3 INTs?

Per FootballOutsiders.com:

THE SHORT VERSION:

DVOA is a method of evaluating teams, units, or players. It takes every single play during the NFL season and compares each one to a league-average baseline based on situation. DVOA measures not just yardage, but yardage towards a first down: five yards on third-and-4 are worth more than five yards on first-and-10 and much more than five yards on third-and-12. Red zone plays are worth more than other plays. Performance is also adjusted for the quality of the opponent. DVOA is a percentage, so a team with a DVOA of 10.0% is 10 percent better than the average team, and a quarterback with a DVOA of -20.0% is 20 percent worse than the average quarterback. Because DVOA measures scoring, defenses are better when they are negative.

 

[lamafist]

I can't recommend checking out the Football Outsiders site highly enough, btw.

It's a little dense at first, but it'll change the way you understand the game.

 

[BradyFTW!]

I'm all about Tom Brady's intangibles and I believe he is always better than his stats because his lack of mistakes, but how can Brady be ranked above Brett Favre who has 21 TDs and 3 INTs?

The D in DVOA stands for defense-adjusted. FO has by far the best advanced football stats that I've seen on the net.

 

[DarrylS]

Even though do not understand it completely, DVOA has always have a more "balanced" way of looking at things.. sometimes just gross and adjusted yardage does not mean all that much...