dave mcbride Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/kerry_byrne/01/04/nfl-playoffs/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizell Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 YEAH! according to the defensive hogs link, buffalo is... dead last. they compute this by averaging yards per attempt, negative pass play %, and third down conversion %. http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/2_1135_Def._Hog_Index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasjute Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Interesting site. Scary to see the Bills rankings - bottom dwelling (27th or worse) in almost every one of their "quality" measures. I wouldn't have guessed that the offensive line would be the best performing Bills group (relatively speaking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuTheFat Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Stats Courtesy of Yahoo Defense Points/Game: 28th (26.6) Total Yards/Game: 24th (361.6) Rush Yards/Game: 32nd (169.6) Pass Yards/Game: 3rd (192.0) Total Interceptions: 28th (11) Forced Fumbles: Tied 14th (12) Tied with 7 other teams Tackles: 3rd (771) Passes Defensed: Tied 15th (79) Tied with 1 other team Sacks: Tied 27th (27) Tied with 2 other teams Offense Points/Game: 28th (17.7) Total Yards/Game: 25th (304.9) Pass Yards/Game: 24th (197.4) Run Yards/Game: 18th (107.5) 1st Downs/Game: Tied 26th (16.4) Tied with 1 other team 3rd Down %: 18th (37.9) Penalties: 27th (82) Penalty Yards: 29th (663) Time of Posession: 26th (28:35) Analysis Pass defense is pretty darn good. Run defense is horrifically bad. Stunning revelations all around, eh? The lack of a run defense fully explains a LOT of the stats, including the good stats that appear on the pass defense. Teams don't need to play catch-up football when they're in the lead. They can run the ball and thus maintain the time-of-possession edge (explaining the 28:35 number), decrease their interceptions and passes defensed, and keeping the number of sacks to a minimum. When the opponent is passing, yes, a good pass rush is a priority. But they aren't passing... because they don't have to. On the offense it should be no secret that the O-line was problematic because it looked like they had been coming out of a MASH unit. Two starting receivers went down as well, but the most unlikely of events occurred when high round draft choices and undrafted free agents filled in admirably. Yes, things could have been significantly better, but when called on, they stepped up. Picking the guys who can do that is a talent in and of itself and Buddy Nix was the one that pulled several rabbits out of the proverbial hat. Mid-season is not the time to get quality players off your practice squad, but it is a requirement when the injury bug bites, as it sometimes does. Will you complain about the lack of talent, or will you find those guys who can and do step up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoner7 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Ok so we need to: Improve the DL win an absolute manimal. Fairly or Bowers. Bowers has already declared and I fully expect Fairly to after the bowl game. If Luck comes out then that locks us in for a chance at one of those three. Buddy, don’t you dare F it up Beat Ralph Wilson and lock him in a broom closet if you have to, but do not take a WR or CB. Improve the DL some more. Improve the OL. Improve the LBs Improve every other position too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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