12-22-2021, 04:03 PM
(12-22-2021, 03:51 PM)Savagehenry54 Wrote: Is that where their ratings were before their playoff runs? Or were they all rated so high with 3 reg season games left? Plus I already admitted the Packers and saints didn't really fit my position and several of the other years were won by teams that could have been called "middling" during much of the reg season.
As for the run game, your numbers might not show it but if you're not aware of the effectiveness and how often over the years teams have used the run to salt away playoff dubs idk what to tell ya.
That is their SRS at the end of the regular season. At this point in the season, it is going to be difficult to move that rating much. It accounts for SOS and MOV, so a team would have to play very highly rated teams and beat them by a significant margin to get much movement. Cincinnati could potentially move into the top 10 with some big victories down the line, but Cleveland and Baltimore are not rated very highly.
I’m aware that the run game has a purpose late in games by burning the clock, but that isn’t really what you said. You mentioned that a run game goes a long way in the playoffs - it doesn’t. Run game effectiveness doesn’t have a correlation to victories. Now, run game attempts might because you’re salting the game away at the end, burning clock. That’s something that any team can do, though, just run the ball without much concern for efficacy. What does go a long way is defense and a strong QB.
