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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
Points allowed is pretty important, but for the argument you are making -- that they should shoulder no blame -- you are totally 100% wrong.
And it's because you don't know how to use statistics to help you decide what the problems are. It's because you are trying to use them to prove that you are right, when you are not willing to consider the possibility that you are wrong.
You say that our offense doesn't control the clock. That's not true. They are 1) top ten in time of possession.
You say that they have no margin for error, because if they give up two touchdowns in a game, they lose. 2) I'll guarantee you that any defense that allows a TD to the Bengals on 25% of it's drives will lose.
We have no pass rush because Blache doesn't care about sacks.
3) We have a below average pass defense because he sells out to stop the run.
4) Our opponents that have horrible passing numbers against us also have worse numbers against everyone else. We've played Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Seattle, St. Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, and now Cincinnati. That was our entire non-divisional schedule in the time since our 4-1 start. We haven't played them very well at all on defense.
And most importantly, whenever we need a third down stop, we give up easy completions and can't get off the field.
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Whoa, Whoa, Whoa...
1) Check the time of possession over the passed 6 games...
2) I'll guarantee you that the Bungles are averaging 25.6 points allowed. They scored 20 against us. I'll guarantee you that 10 of their 13 other opponents have scored 20 or more vs them this year.
3) Below average pass defense?? HUH?? Opponents completing 55% of their passes (3rd in NFL), a 75.1 QB rating against us (7th), 6.35 yards per attempt (5th), only 188 ypg against (6th)... all of this is BELOW average??
4) Talk about "not knowing how to use statistics" to make an argument....
Roethlisberger - 29.4 completion % / 15.1 QB rating vs Skins - 59.4% comp / 80.2 QBR overall
Flacco - 47% comp / 64.4 QBR vs Skins - 58.7% comp / 76.9 QBR overall
Hasselbeck - 50% comp /54.7 QBR vs Skins - 52% comp / 57.8 QBR overall
Bulger - 136 yds passing vs Skins
Anderson - 37.8% comp / 57.9 QBR vs Skins - 50.2% comp /66.5 QBR overall
and for the big ones....
Brees - season low 216yds, 69.6 QB Rating vs Skins - 93.9 QBR overall
and
Warner - season low 192 yds, 53.3% comp, 81.5 QBR vs Skins - 68.4%/97.5 QBR overall
So how does every team pass the ball WORSE against other teams??
Seriously... do not talk about someone not knowing how to read statistics... enough with the attacks, if you disagree, fine, but people don't go attacking others when you make no sense at all yourself...