Thr Myth about the NFL Total Offense and Total Defense - Part 13

   We are finally coming to the end of our discussion on The Myth about the NFL Total Offense and Total Defense. In my previous twelve posts I have been building the ProFootball Ranking.com method of True Total Offense and Total Defense ranking. I have tried to explain why the NFL’s version is incomplete and leaves a lot on important information out whereas the Pro Football Ranking.com method is all inclusive.

   So far we have built a ranking method that includes Interceptions, Fumbles, 1^st Downs, 3^rd Down conversion Percentage, Time of Possession, Red Zone TD scoring Percentage, Sacks, QB completion Percentage, Rushing Yards per game, Rushing Yards per attempt, and Rushing TD’s scored. Today I will add the final two pieces to complete our fifteen statistic ranking method.

Passing Yards per Game and Passing Yards per Attempt

   A great passing offense is certainly fun to watch. It is very exciting to watch your favorite team complete passes for long yardage and score from anywhere on the field. It is hard to stop a very good passing team from gaining a lot of yards per game and scoring a lot of TD’s. Very good passing teams can pick up yardage in large chunks and usually will rank highly in Yards per Attempt.

   A defense that can stop the passing attack is very important. If they can shut down the long ball they will usually rank high in these two important statistics. Shutting down the passing game usually leads to your opponent going three and out often, scoring few points, and keeps their defense on the field.

   All teams are not great passing teams, some are great rushing teams. Very good passing teams gain a lot of yards per game, very good rushing teams will not! This is why the passing yards statistics and rushing statistics must be accounted for separately in any all inclusive ranking method

   This concludes my series on the Myth about the NFL Total Offense and Total Defense.

I have demonstrated why the NFL’s one Statistic (yards only) is a poor ranking method because it does not tell you very much about how your teams offense or defense is actually performing. I have explained the fifteen statistics used in the Pro Football Ranking Method and have demonstrated why they are important.

In some of my earlier posts I mentioned Phil Simms in what might seem to be a critical fashion. Once again I would like to say that I have the highest respect for him. I may not always agree whim him but I do know that he is a very intelligent person and a very excellent announcer. When he talks about the games you know he is very knowledgeable.

But!!!

Please get it right about Total Offense and Total Defense Ranking! Don’t say that this team is number one in total offense or defense without explaining you are only talking about yards gained or yards allowed. Some people believe that Points Scored is a better ranking method. I believe that the Pro Football Ranking.com is the best method.

In any event please try not to mislead your followers!

   In my next post I will talk about how the Pro Football Ranking.com method of Total Offense andTotal Defense Ranking is presented in an easy to understand format.

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