12-06-2024, 11:13 AM
(12-05-2024, 12:37 PM)Lucius Cincinnatus Wrote: I mean, this is comical level of coping. We're using hypotheticals to justify Lou's "best" two years could have been better. Sure, let's live in this fantasy land where we evaluate outcomes based on how players could have played (which you can do with any team and any coach).
Say Bates plays well in 2021 and 2022 and our defense is a bit better 10-15 range, we still have 4/6 years being a terrible defense under Lou.
2019: 29th ypg, 25th ppg
2020: 26th ypg, 22nd ppg
2021: You're hypothetical good defense
2022: You're hypothetical good defense
2023: 31st ypg , 21st ppg
2024: 27th ypg, 31st ppg
So even if you squint and convince yourself of whatever you're trying to in 2021 & 2022, we have 4 out of 6 years of terrible defenses.
Last 6 years:
5th most yards given up
11th most TDs
10th most pass yards
2nd least in sack yards
14th most pass TDS
7th most rush yards
12th most rush tds
Bottom third in almost every category, or worse.