PFF stats for you guys to mull over

[Jackofalltrades]

Oh, and FIRE HURNEY!!!!!1!1!!!1!1!!1

[Brooklyn Bully]

not to poo on your thread, it was well-researched and presented... hopefully you can find the time to re-post after the MNF game when all the team stats have been updated.

Yep. It's easy to be in the top tier of stats when you've played one more game than everyone else but one other team.

[PhillyB]

explains why our defense is dead last, too

[Keep Pounding]

Regardless if we played an extra game, Our DEF sucks point blank.... I really dont think its all on the players, a lot of it is on the scheme we are running.. Soft coverage sucks, IDK why we just made our DB's play so far back, and let Eli just hit us with short passes and slants all night. It was so hard to watch that crap.

[JawnyBlaze]

I thought Norman slipped and gave up a TD to Brees?

Wasn't a TD, just a long reception to Colston.

[Achilles]

One question I would ask is: Hasn't our defense faced more total plays than many of these other top players? I understand that it is based on being on the field a minimum of 50% of total snaps, but when players are on the field 60% of actual game time, they are going to get more opportunities to make tackles, etc.

Maybe I'm wrong, but a lot of this statistical efficiency must be misleading because it is NOT leading to effectiveness in terms of points allowed or wins. Granted the D looked okay against the Bucs and Saints, but more teams will look at what the Giants did and take advantage of our obvious weaknesses (which may not be talent but scheme and coaching).

In any case...I will admit, its not because of the defense that we lost to TB or NY. THose losses occurred because the offense was poo...

and the coaches didn't know what the hell to do about it.

[csx]

Yep. It's easy to be in the top tier of stats when you've played one more game than everyone else but one other team.

Their rankings are based off some proprietary score ratings, not overall stats. Theoretically it does not matter when you compare when using such a score.

[magnus]

Their number grades are going to skew a little because they're subjective - a play gets you +/- .5 so the more snaps you have the greater chance you can offset the good you do, or look better than you are, and so on.

But things like pass rush productivity are (sacks+pressure+hits/snaps) so more snaps don't skew the stats. It's nice to see the ends getting solid pressure from their own stats, there's no doubt CJ has had a number of near-misses (a sack of Brees that gets erased because Brees picked the ball back up - a sack on Eli that was called an incomplete pass though his knee was down - at least one or two he'd have had .5 of, that was somehow given to Dwan Edwards). They need more pressure and they need to finish - though one mobile QB and two of the best guys in the pocket are the three subjects, so keep that in mind, too.

I like the statistical way they attack things, since every single fan is upset and trying to use a blowout loss as a realistic snapshot of where the team stands. Blowout wins and losses just aren't the way to determine where you are longterm.

[CPF4LIFE]

We are a victim of poor scheme on both sides.

Definitely, we have the talent to at least compete every week. But this coaching staff is really starting to worry me, i thought Ron Rivera would be a upgrade at least for his defense knowledge but we have yet to see it and i never liked McDermott from the start. So if McDermott is trash and then Ron RIvera cant get it done than we are really in trouble.