ABrownLamp said:
LOL. I see. So if you have a good record and you frequently lead, then according to you, you will be passed on a lot and give up lots of yards on passing D? Gee, let me think of how I can respond to this...Chicago, Jax, Indi, Pitt...I don't think I need to list any more...oh what the heck, TB and Carolina.
Oh and do you think the reason NO, Tenn and Houston had good Pass D stats was because everyone could run on them so why even bother passing?
Anyway, I don't really care about Denver or this silly argument. All I am saying is that NO MATTER WHAT THE REASON...if you rank 3 or 4 from last in pass D yards, there is something wrong...How can you argue with that????The Pass D is giving up major yards and were eaten up in the post season (the reason I mentioned those Roeth and Brady). Why are you arguing that there isnt a problem? I don't care how many times the opposing team passes, THEIR D SHOULD NOT BE GIVING UP THOSE YARDS.
I said in general, teams with better records will get passed on more. If you look at attempts per game, those teams with the fewest attempts per game against had bad records, while the teams with more had better records. This year, San Francisco was an oddity. If you rank the teams in decreasing order of pass attempts against and then plot their respective wins, you will see that IN GENERAL teams with more wins will have been passed on more. The only teams who were better than Denver in terms of passing yards per attempt allowed were, in order: Carolina, Pittsburgh, Washington, Baltimore, and Chicago. In terms of passer rating against, the only teams that were better were Washington, Carolina, and Chicago. Total yards against do not (and never have) told the whole story. Ever heard of the Aikman Efficiency Ratings? Troy Aikman devised those SPECIFICALLY because the existing total yardage rating was completely in adequate.
By the way, the teams you mentioned rank in pass attempts against:
Chicago: 7
Jacksonville: 25
Indianapolis: 17
Pittsburgh: 9
Tampa Bay: 26
Carolina: 12
So some get passed on alot, while others don't.
New Orleans, Tennessee and Houston had horrible pass defense stats.
You are completely missing the point. Defenses WILL allow yards. If you continue to run the ball, you will gain yardage. If you continue to pass the ball, you will gain yardage. It's a matter of efficiency. Ricky Williams, in 2003, ran for 1372 yards. Warrick Dunn ran for 672, and Rudi Johnson ran for 957. Is Ricky Williams unequivocally better? I mean, he got more yards, didn't he? The problem with that is Ricky averaged 3.5 YPC, while Johnson had 4.5 and Dunn had 5.4. Brett Favre this year passed for 3881 yards, which is 55 more than Carson Palmer. Is Favre better? Well, it only took him 98 more pass attempts to get there. He also threw 17 more interceptions and threw 12 less touchdowns. Do you see now why total yardage is inadequate?
