Seems like it's fundamental to ARod and Kalani's strategy. On Coordinator's

Oct 17, 2024
2:44:35pm

macdizzle Truly Addicted User

Corner and in other interviews they make a good argument that in some cases they go into the sequence with the goal of going for it on 4th if needed.

I see both sides of the argument.

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macdizzle

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Halfway through the season, here's where we rank in a bunch of stats:

MaximusMeridius

2:22pm

Wow. 10th in sacks allowed. In my mind we were doing well there.

squints

2:24pm

i think that is 10th best in sacks allowed, but I could be wrong

rotorhead

2:25pm

10th best. Higher is always better in the rankings. Pass pro has been amazing

MaximusMeridius

2:35pm

One note on 3rd down %...AROD has said they only track 'conversion down %' which

macdizzle

2:24pm

the lacks of penalties is critical and probably isn't appreciated enough

rotorhead

2:24pm

Yeah, I’m not shocked about 3rd % on offense

Crowd Factor

2:24pm

See my note above about 'conversion down %'

macdizzle

2:28pm

I remember hearing Arod talk about this earlier in the season. Was it on

Crowd Factor

2:32pm

It's top 40 in the country if you look at just the conversion down. Having said

macdizzle

2:35pm

I feel like you have to track them separately because 4th down is way riskier

MaximusMeridius

2:39pm

Seems like it's fundamental to ARod and Kalani's strategy. On Coordinator's

macdizzle

2:44pm

Yeah I think it makes sense when you're around the 40 or something

MaximusMeridius

2:47pm

I don’t disagree with you, but there are times when it may be 3rd and 6 and

Crowd Factor

2:48pm

Very fair point. Quantitative stats can't differentiate those types of scenarios

MaximusMeridius

2:50pm

I saw this stat today. We lead the country in % of opponent drives that gain

JuicyJam

2:24pm

80th in sacks is surprising. Thought we were doing better there.

BlueBlood94

2:26pm

Playing experienced QBs that will throw the ball away plays a part in that.

ManicBlue

2:27pm

Think about the Arizona game. Feels like we sacked him a bunch but we only got 1

MaximusMeridius

2:41pm

Thanks for putting this info together!

cmoney

2:29pm

Those stats are a huge validation for the defense...may not be elite...but much better than the offense at this point

Cthack1

2:30pm

Offense is definitely not bad though. Average to above average

MaximusMeridius

2:43pm

The defense is absolutely elite. You take all of them together and it's been a top 5-10 defense.

CSoul

3:16pm

Sacks and penalties, other than the defensive passing efficiency, that is.

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

3:04pm

I wish we used Jack Kelly more as an edge rusher. Jack has the athleticism to

CT98

5:18pm

A big caveat is these stats do not consider strength of schedule

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