bigbuffs Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 The top 5 players in passing yards this season did not make the play-offs. Not sure what it means, but I thought it was very interesting. (I would argue that if Brees doesn't get injured, he would have been top 5 but he was injured.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, bigbuffs said: The top 5 players in passing yards this season did not make the play-offs. Not sure what it means, but I thought it was very interesting. (I would argue that if Brees doesn't get injured, he would have been top 5 but he was injured.) Maybe it means the NFL is shifting back to ball control and solid D? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Maybe wins is more important than padding passing stats? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 It appears there are no trophies for 300 yard passing games? Go figure! It also seems that as teams have gotten lighter and faster to cover the passing game, they have become more vulnerable to a pounding running game. The Patriots have known this for a few years. They are not winning with Brady’s noodle arm, they are just playing smarter than the rest of the league. Too often one step ahead of the rest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I guess they weren't playing complimentary football.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkollidas Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I think the league is becoming more balanced again. It was pretty pass happy for a while. This led many teams to run a lot more nickel, get their defenses smaller and faster, etc. Offenses have countered that move by going back to a more balanced game plan. Ebbs and flows will always occur. I’m sure if the Ravens win the Super Bowl a bunch of teams will try to emulate that offense. And defenses will try to counter that, and so on and so on... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Being efficient in the passing game is far more important than being prolific. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Teams who are winning at the end run more. Teams losing heave it deep against soft coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, peterpan said: Teams who are winning at the end run more. Teams losing heave it deep against soft coverage. yup, Montana sacrificed several thousand yards to grind out the clock at SF Edited December 30, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey13 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 @Billsfan1972 Just for you friendo. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Picking an outlier year to divine some meaning is foolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Balance and college style plays are now in fashion. There’s always been cycles in the NFL. 3-4, 4-3, run and shoot, west coast , 46, etc etc. Some of the best passing teams may not have good defenses as well. Probably many factors at work, but the nature of quarterbacking is starting to change as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Definitely looks to be teams playing from behind and a mix of bad run games. Crazy to see Dak and Winston both teams needing to make monster financial decisions to keep them or not on losing teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: Picking an outlier year to divine some meaning is foolish Agree. Especially in a year when Mahomes and Brees missed games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan1972 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 And the worst offense in the playoff???? Buffalo..... Next closest is GB (and then NE who was garbage since November), that had a much tougher schedule & did too struggle, yet somehow Rogers did have 4 300 yard passing games.... How about 5 of the top 10 defensive teams didn't make the playoffs...... Or Three teams ranked in the 20's in defense did make the playoffs.... Yes much has been written about Winston & we know others like Ryan & Stafford makes for easy fodder..... Stop your crusade...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 No person with a high football IQ has considered raw passing yards to be an important statistic in the last 20 years. Raw passing yards has no correlation with winning an losing. A team may have 5000 yards and blow out every team each week as a result. Or a team may be throwing for 150 yards against a soft prevent in a losing effort in the fourth quarter every week. The lack of correlation of raw passing yards to wins is not a new thing. It is actually a well known thing. On the other hand Passer Rating does have a meaningful correlation to wins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, Billsfan1972 said: And the worst offense in the playoff???? Buffalo..... Next closest is GB (and then NE who was garbage since November), that had a much tougher schedule & did too struggle, yet somehow Rogers did have 4 300 yard passing games.... How about 5 of the top 10 defensive teams didn't make the playoffs...... Or Three teams ranked in the 20's in defense did make the playoffs.... Yes much has been written about Winston & we know others like Ryan & Stafford makes for easy fodder..... Stop your crusade...... If ever there was a perfect example of the pot calling the kettle black...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) Maybe tanking for a QB is not a good idea ,, Edited December 30, 2019 by HOUSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloSol Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, row_33 said: yup, Montana sacrificed several thousand yards to grind out the clock at SF I didn't realize Joe was back playing in SF this year. 23 minutes ago, Billsfan1972 said: And the worst offense in the playoff???? Buffalo..... Next closest is GB (and then NE who was garbage since November), that had a much tougher schedule & did too struggle, yet somehow Rogers did have 4 300 yard passing games.... How about 5 of the top 10 defensive teams didn't make the playoffs...... Or Three teams ranked in the 20's in defense did make the playoffs.... Yes much has been written about Winston & we know others like Ryan & Stafford makes for easy fodder..... Stop your crusade...... Wrong, the top 4 defenses made the playoffs and 7 of top 10. Also, only two teams in the bottom half of the league in defense made the playoffs. Edited December 30, 2019 by BuffaloSol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 12 hours ago, row_33 said: Maybe wins is more important than padding passing stats? Well a lot of times passing stats get padded when teams are down in the 2nd half and have to resort to throwing the ball almost every down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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