Comparing Rough Stats 2014 vs 2015 on O

[So Be]

Many do not like stats as they can be very misleading but, they are a big part of the NFL. With that in mind, here's a rough comparison of how out top skill guys compared.

Tannehill

2014- Passed for 4045 yards, a 6.9 average, 27 TD's with 12 picks, 46 sacks, and a QBR of 92.8

2015- Passed for 2237 yards, a 7.5 average, 13 TD's with 9 picks, 23 sacks. and a QBR of 88.7

Miller

2014- Ran for 1099 yards, a 5.1 average, and 8 TD's.

2015- Ran for 478 yards, a 5.3 average, and 5 TD's.

WR

2014- Wallace had 862 yards, a 12.9 average, and 10 TD's

2015- Matthews has 554 yards, a 15.0 average,and 4 TD's

Damn, based on these numbers, we are seeing just about the same as a year ago on O.

Does the O seem the same to you for better or worse than what the numbers say from 2014 to 2015?

 

[zdawg]

Offense looks essentially the same to me, they don't score enough points or play with enough consistency to compete at an NFL level most weeks, and the on field results prove it...the only difference I see is this year we have two blowout victories against poor teams, last year we had one of those.

 

[Fins1971]

20 offensive TD's after 8 games this year, 20 offensive TD's after 8 games last year.
Pretty similar to last year, not good enough to give you a good chance at winning games.

 

[Hayden Fox]

The team needs to get a win and start climbing back to .500.

 

[MiamiMuss]

Lazor needs to grow a set and start going downfield more often....We have pretty damn good skill set of WR and an TE that can go deep.

The offensive line not staying healthy hurts alot.

 

[Bob512]

Pretty close to the same offense year over year. This year however, it seems to be more in extremes. Big games and dud games. Seemed a little more spread out evenly last year.

 

[Awsi Dooger]

Somebody in another thread made an excellent point, that the Dolphins in 2014 benefited from a bizarre percentage of drives starting inside the opponent's 20. We had 13 of those, compared to 7 for the teams tied for second. We basically couldn't help but score on offense, more than our YPA suggested:

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/team-drives-starting-in-opponent-20-statistics/2014/

This year it's the opposite, a natural regression. We are among the teams tied with 0 possessions beginning inside the opponent's red zone. And now our point production is lower than the YPA suggests.

This is why I've emphasized countless times that you can't adjust everything upward. That type invariably ignores facets of the team that are performing well above the norm, and almost certain to level off if not full blast retreat.

It's not tape when all the conclusions point in the same direction. Tape is used as a prop, as an almighty self enthrallment, like a denouncement of the pathetic types who grasp desperately at stats because they lack the brilliance to evaluate tape. Look at what I saw. You didn't see that, you pedestrian. I tape in your general direction.

On sporting forums, an apt definition of tape is agenda. I rarely if ever see someone who touts that word while lacking an agenda. It's like the political talking head who tries to pass himself off as middle road and enlightened yet every slant for 14 consecutive cycles is toward the same side of the street.

The tape crew is so obsessed with detail and adjustment they routinely butcher the big picture.

 

[FinfanInBuffalo]

Somebody in another thread made an excellent point, that the Dolphins in 2014 benefited from a bizarre percentage of drives starting inside the opponent's 20. We had 13 of those, compared to 7 for the teams tied for second. We basically couldn't help but score on offense, more than our YPA suggested:

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/team-drives-starting-in-opponent-20-statistics/2014/

This year it's the opposite, a natural regression. We are among the teams tied with 0 possessions beginning inside the opponent's red zone. And now our point production is lower than the YPA suggests.

This is why I've emphasized countless times that you can't adjust everything upward. That type invariably ignores facets of the team that are performing well above the norm, and almost certain to level off if not full blast retreat.

It's not tape when all the conclusions point in the same direction. Tape is used as a prop, as an almighty self enthrallment, like a denouncement of the pathetic types who grasp desperately at stats because they lack the brilliance to evaluate tape. Look at what I saw. You didn't see that, you pedestrian. I tape in your general direction.

On sporting forums, an apt definition of tape is agenda. I rarely if ever see someone who touts that word while lacking an agenda. It's like the political talking head who tries to pass himself off as middle road and enlightened yet every slant for 14 consecutive cycles is toward the same side of the street.

The tape crew is so obsessed with detail and adjustment they routinely butcher the big picture.

And others look at tape and see a low bullet pass where none exists.....

 

[SCall13]

Lazor needs to grow a set and start going downfield more often....We have pretty damn good skill set of WR and an TE that can go deep.

The offensive line not staying healthy hurts alot.

At this point, it wouldn't make any sense not to be more aggressive on offense. I mean, we have VERY LITTLE to lose. However, to go downfield, we need the oline to step up their game some protection-wise. Not sure if that's possible.

 

[tcdrover]

I think they have wr's and TE's going deep on most plays.

RT just does not throw to them

I'm tired of looking at replays and seeing him throw to the shortest rout option over and over again.