Week 11 updated statistics

[teeray]

Otherwise known as the PFFL/Truedat hijack thread :lol:. Here are the stats and my comments if you are interested.

Football Outsiders DVOA (their version of efficiency:

Offense: 7th (up from 8th)

Defense: 32nd (down from 31)

Special Teams: 31st (up from 32)

Here are some important offensive stats first:

Yards per drive: 7th (up from 8th)

Points per drive: 11th (up from 14th)

TDs per drive: 10th (up from 12th)

Punts per drive: 9th (up from 12th of course turnovers can actually help this)

Turnovers per drive: 27th :nonod:

Starting Field position: 23rd

Drive success rate (three and outs): 8th

Offensive YPP (for PFFL ;)): 25th (unchanged)

Here is what this tells me and gets me excited about our offense. We are 27th in TOs per drive and 23rd in starting field position and still manage to be in the top 10 in TDs per drive. So once Cam finally starts to feel comfortable, improves his mechanics, and is able to better understand what he is seeing before and after the snap so he can make quicker and better decision this offense will become elite. In my opinion it isn't a matter of if but when. Unfortunately, that when may be 2 or 3 years down the road.

Now for the bad part. Defense :(

Yards per drive: 32nd

Points per drive: 32nd

TDs per drive: 32nd

Forced punts per drive: 31st

TOs per drive: 20th

Defensive starting field position: 21st

Drive success rate (three and outs): 32nd

Normally I would stop there but the further you look the worse it gets.

Points allowed per game: 27th

Yards allowed per game: 27th

Third down stops: 30th

Penalty yards: 23rd-tie

Pass Completion percentage against: 29th

QB rating against: 30th

Rushing yards per game: 30th

Rushing TDs allowed: 32nd

Rushing yards per attempt: 27th

Defensive YPP (for PFFL ;)): 30th

You can't spin this anyway except that our defense is abhorrent. I like to look at things on a possession by possession basis because I believe it is more reflective of how that particular part of the team is performing on each drive. And being 32nd or 31st in all the major categories (points per drive, TDs per drive, yards per drive, punts forced per drive, and three and outs) is really discouraging.

It is like we took last year and stood it on its head. Last year we had an average defense, maybe even slightly above average, but our offense was ranked at or near the bottom of ever meaningful stat. This year our offense is above average but our defense is at or near the bottom of every meaningful stat. How the hell does that happen? :lol:

Anyway off to be with the family for Thanksgiving so everyone have a great turkey day.

PS- In before the PFFL/Truedat hijack :troll:

[Chaos]

inb4 the first inb4 post

[KillerKat]

inb4...god dammit!

[Kramerica]

inb4 the first inb4 post

[CarolinaNut]

and people want us to take a WR with our 1st pick...smh

[panthers55]

I suspect a stat manipulator could somehow make this look like the offense is at fault, but you will have a hard time convincing anyone who actually watches a game of ours that the defense isn't the biggest issue. I had some hope for them after they played decently in the first half last week. But the second half collapse was the worse I have seen since I started watching them which was 1995. The only silver lining right now is that with so many guys on IR from the defense, it is giving lots of players extended work and when the starters return these guys will be very good backups capable of starting. Our rotations should be very good next year.

What is sad though is that I am talking about next year already and it isn't even December yet.:(

[CRA]

and people want us to take a WR with our 1st pick...smh

Weak DTs in the draft and we just need to get healthy at LB.

Passing offenses need great recievers. Steve Smith is getting older.....and if he goes down the offense can't function. Need to find his future replacement the guy who will ultimately be Cam's #1 WR. Steve Smith won't be Cam's go to guy for his career.....Smitty is too old and Cam has too many potential years to go.....

Gettis, LaFell, Legadu, and the other scrubs don't have elite #1 WR potential. Need to go get that guy considering where we are drafting and the talent that will be avaliable. If there was a stud D lineman it we would draft him...but there isn't one.

Gross is still a fairly young LT. Don't need to replace him. Goes back to similar logic as to why giving Williams a new deal didn't make sense considering our weaknesses and current RB depth heading into the year. Other moves could make us better.

We are still operating under the live and die by Steve Smith motto. They was okay when we were a running team......not anymore.

[4Corners]

It's way too much fun watching you mix up stats that don't mean anything. I think I'll leave it be for now. I taught you too much already;)

If you look at the defensive stats he mentioned, that should tell u everything u need to know why we are losing.

[TrueDat]

Really? I'm dumb.

Maybe you guys can "enlighten me". Why exactly do those mean and why are they so important?

[teeray]

I think I'll leave it be for now.

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The greatest gift of all.

[teeray]

Didn't you know? Being dead last in yards per drive, TDs per drive, points per drive, three and outs, and 31st in punts forced are meaningless.

Only YPP matters + turnover margin matters. :)

[4Corners]

Really? I'm dumb.

/thread

[TrueDat]

Definitely. It should be locked. In fact any time Teeray posts a stat thread, it should be locked immediately.

[panthers55]

Really? I'm dumb.

Something we both agree on finally!!! :cheers2: