09-28-2020, 12:28 PM
(09-28-2020, 03:32 AM)J24 Wrote: Yes thats exactly how it works when you want to give a reasonable analysis of the situation. There is a difference between Wentz getting a 20 yard run because someone misses a sack. Then when a running back destroys a defense on a run up the B gap. There is absolutely a hundred percent a difference.
What I'm going to tell you might shock you...
When you're looking at rushing statistics around the league, most games will have a big run or a broken play here or there.
So, if you simply start removing what you consider an anomaly or a breakdown, that you don't think reflects the actual quality of play, then you have to consider this for each and every team, for each and every game.
Let me see if I can explain this in a little more detail. Your stance, which seems to be a broken record, is that even though we gave up 175 yards, it really should have been a lot less (Maybe 125?) because of a broken play and a couple of anomalies.
Ok, so we're now at 125. That's what you think best reflects our actual performance as a run D. And when you look around the league you're thinking 125 isn't all that bad. Defintely not terrible.
Except you're comparing that 125 against rushing totals that haven't had their broken plays or anomalies removed. You're only doing this for the team you root for.
So once you go through all the teams and all the games, and applying your special level of analytics then you'll find that we're still near the bottom. It was still a very, very bad day for the run defense.
Now, of course, none of this really needs to be this complicated. The stats are the stats. The plays that happened actually happened. You don't get to pluck out certain plays, and pick and choose what you think is deserving of critique. We gave up 175 on the ground yesterday. 175 stinks. End of story.
