You are watching a playoff game and you hear Phil Simms say
this team has the number one offense or that team has the number one defense.
You believe what he is saying. I wonder if he actually believes what he is
saying. Sure the NFL official stats say he is telling the truth, but is it
true! If you read about the NFL to any extent you have probably read something
from various coaches like this; The yards only (Total Offense\Defense) stat is
misleading or it is a bad barometer to use in ranking a NFL offense\defense. If
the coaches don’t believe it why should we? In this post I will give you
another reason to not believe what you hear.
Fumbles and Interceptions
The truth is simple. A team that fumbles the ball a lot will
not win many games! A quarterback that throws a lot of interceptions will
probably be on a losing team! A defense that causes a lot of fumbles or
intercepts the ball a lot is probably going to be a very good defense!
And
The NFL doesn’t think these things should be considered in
determining offensive and defensive ranking. The only statistic the NFL cares
about is yards gained on offense and yards allowed on defense. What good is
gaining a lot of yards only to fumble the ball away? What about the “bend but don’t break defense”. A defense that
may give up a lot of yards between the 20’s but takes the ball away a lot. Who
dosen’t love to see their defense intercept he ball in the end zone.
It is Yards Only (Total Offense\Defense) for the NFL but not
for
Pro Football Ranking.com. Which would you rather use, the
NFL one stat ranking method or a method that uses fifteen stats (includingFumbles and Interceptions) to rank NFL offensive and defensive teams?
It is time to tell Phil Simms and the others that we want
the truth! That we Question Everything and we think for our selves! We know the
truth!
Next up in Part 4 - Penalties
If you agree with me let me know. Better then that let all
those sports writers and TV commentators hear from you. That you want the
truth!
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