10-31-2023, 04:13 PM
The Run D numbers will take a while to recover because early on they were BAD against the run. It also shows you how trying to use these stats to evaluate units has big shortcomings. For example as already stated SF put up a LOT of garbage time yards - at least 105.
What we've really seen is a defense that started the year having issues with explosive pass and run plays, the pass plays from losing receivers in the zones and the run plays were almost all either cutbacks or deception type plays and in both cases failing to seal the backside was the cause. Over the course of the season the backside issue seems to have been fixed and the pass rush has emerged. The explosive pass plays are still an issue, and if we had that addressed before SF they would have had around 200 total yards not 460.
What we've really seen is a defense that started the year having issues with explosive pass and run plays, the pass plays from losing receivers in the zones and the run plays were almost all either cutbacks or deception type plays and in both cases failing to seal the backside was the cause. Over the course of the season the backside issue seems to have been fixed and the pass rush has emerged. The explosive pass plays are still an issue, and if we had that addressed before SF they would have had around 200 total yards not 460.
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