I ran across this analysis I thought the board might find interesting. It started with a database of all pro bowl players from 1993 - 2002 and tried to determine if there was a correlation between the number of all pros and the number of wins. Injury replacements were included, punters and kickers were not.
All-Pro
Players Teams Wins Average Wins
0 58 340 5.8
1 42 241 5.7
2 57 421 7.4
3 49 413 8.4
4 40 352 8.8
5 24 257 10.7
6 19 207 10.9
7 8 96 12.0
8 4 47 11.8
9 5 63 12.6
10 2 23 11.5
11 1 12 12.0
It seems to me that if your team has 5 or more expected all pros then it is reasonable to expect double digit wins and (last season notwithstanding) a playoff appearance. Once you get to 7 all pros it doesn't seem that additional all pros means additional wins. We should all bear in mind that the pro bowl is a bit of a popularity contest so that the more successful teams might get more guys on the squad just b/c they are successful.
Next they looked at wins broken down by the position.
Position Teams Wins Avg. Wins
QB 76 804.5 10.6
TE 46 445 9.7
DB 129 1242 9.6
OL 168 1616 9.6
WR 92 880 9.6
RB 72 684 9.5
LB 105 982 9.4
DL 128 1194.5 9.3
FB 21 191 9.1
KR 24 195 8.1
This lends support to those who believe that an all pro QB is the most important factor in a team's success. Of course, the corrolary is that a QB does receive the most credit when a team is successful.
The other stat I thought was interesting is the result when a team places two or more players at a position on the squad.
Position Teams Wins Avg. Wins
WR 5 58 11.6
OL 30 317 10.6
DB 22 229 10.4
LB 9 93 10.3
DL 17 173 10.2
This certainly bodes well for Miami if both Chambers and Boston were to achieve the success this season that we hope they do. Try to refrain from the standard "it doesn't matter b/c Wanny or (insert QB name here) sucks" It's not the point of this thread and there are several other threads already discussing that. Otherwise, discuss.
All-Pro
Players Teams Wins Average Wins
0 58 340 5.8
1 42 241 5.7
2 57 421 7.4
3 49 413 8.4
4 40 352 8.8
5 24 257 10.7
6 19 207 10.9
7 8 96 12.0
8 4 47 11.8
9 5 63 12.6
10 2 23 11.5
11 1 12 12.0
It seems to me that if your team has 5 or more expected all pros then it is reasonable to expect double digit wins and (last season notwithstanding) a playoff appearance. Once you get to 7 all pros it doesn't seem that additional all pros means additional wins. We should all bear in mind that the pro bowl is a bit of a popularity contest so that the more successful teams might get more guys on the squad just b/c they are successful.
Next they looked at wins broken down by the position.
Position Teams Wins Avg. Wins
QB 76 804.5 10.6
TE 46 445 9.7
DB 129 1242 9.6
OL 168 1616 9.6
WR 92 880 9.6
RB 72 684 9.5
LB 105 982 9.4
DL 128 1194.5 9.3
FB 21 191 9.1
KR 24 195 8.1
This lends support to those who believe that an all pro QB is the most important factor in a team's success. Of course, the corrolary is that a QB does receive the most credit when a team is successful.
The other stat I thought was interesting is the result when a team places two or more players at a position on the squad.
Position Teams Wins Avg. Wins
WR 5 58 11.6
OL 30 317 10.6
DB 22 229 10.4
LB 9 93 10.3
DL 17 173 10.2
This certainly bodes well for Miami if both Chambers and Boston were to achieve the success this season that we hope they do. Try to refrain from the standard "it doesn't matter b/c Wanny or (insert QB name here) sucks" It's not the point of this thread and there are several other threads already discussing that. Otherwise, discuss.
