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BigHairedAristocrat · 05-07-2010, 03:23 PM

I understand your analysis and think you are on the right track by trying to break things down, but i think it misses the point. comparing the average age of teams just doesnt mean much. yeah, the texans are the youngest team in the NFL, but they arent even close to being the best. Look at that list. For the most part, the youngest teams are the worst. With two or three exceptions, the youngest 17 teams are all pretty horrible almost every year. The oldest 15 teams - perennial playoff contenders (again, with one or two exceptions - like us).

in a sense, ideally, you would want every player on your team to be 27-28 years old every year. then, you'd have guys who were old enough to have some experience, but young enough to still have the strength/speed necessary to play at a high level. The key is to retain your draft picks, make wise selections in the draft to replinish your team over time, and make smart, free agent signings.

In the end, the average age of a team, inofitself, is a pretty useless stat.

05-07-2010, 03:23 PM	#23
BigHairedAristocrat Playmaker Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,712	Re: Return of the "Over the Hill Gang"? I understand your analysis and think you are on the right track by trying to break things down, but i think it misses the point. comparing the average age of teams just doesnt mean much. yeah, the texans are the youngest team in the NFL, but they arent even close to being the best. Look at that list. For the most part, the youngest teams are the worst. With two or three exceptions, the youngest 17 teams are all pretty horrible almost every year. The oldest 15 teams - perennial playoff contenders (again, with one or two exceptions - like us). in a sense, ideally, you would want every player on your team to be 27-28 years old every year. then, you'd have guys who were old enough to have some experience, but young enough to still have the strength/speed necessary to play at a high level. The key is to retain your draft picks, make wise selections in the draft to replinish your team over time, and make smart, free agent signings. In the end, the average age of a team, inofitself, is a pretty useless stat. __________________ Dolphins get good press for saving drowning humans.But we only hear about the swimmers theyve pushed ashore.You know who we havent heard from: all the people theyve pushed out to sea.Dolphins dont know what theyre doing-they just like pushing things.