YoloinOhio Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000498369/article/fletcher-cox-eagles-have-nfls-no-1-front-seven On a recent edition of the Move The Sticks Podcast, NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah polled seven league sources to find out which team boasts the NFL's strongest front seven. The Bills garnered three votes while the Ravens, Panthers, Rams and Dolphins received one vote apiece. The Seahawks, Jets, Chiefs and Eagles earned honorable mention. Edited June 23, 2015 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 7 league sources polled, Bills get 3 votes, Panthers, Ravens, Dolphins each get 1 vote- thats 6 votes out of 7, and 3 are for Bills. How exactly did the Eagles beat our 3 votes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000498369/article/fletcher-cox-eagles-have-nfls-no-1-front-seven Strange that he should say that the Eagles need to improve their run defense to be considered in the same category as Buffalo when they had a better ypc against than Buffalo. Buffalo was 22nd in the league in yards per carry against last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 7 league sources polled, Bills get 3 votes, Panthers, Ravens, Dolphins each get 1 vote- thats 6 votes out of 7, and 3 are for Bills. How exactly did the Eagles beat our 3 votes? is this common core math? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Strange that he should say that the Eagles need to improve their run defense to be considered in the same category as Buffalo when they had a better ypc against than Buffalo. Buffalo was 22nd in the league in yards per carry against last season. is this common core math? Read the article. The author says the Bills have the best defense. Fletcher Cox is a player for the Eagles, whose claim the author refutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 7 league sources polled, Bills get 3 votes, Panthers, Ravens, Dolphins each get 1 vote- thats 6 votes out of 7, and 3 are for Bills. How exactly did the Eagles beat our 3 votes?they didn't. They got honorable mention. But, Cox thinks they are #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Strange that he should say that the Eagles need to improve their run defense to be considered in the same category as Buffalo when they had a better ypc against than Buffalo. Buffalo was 22nd in the league in yards per carry against last season. The Eagles had the 5th worst pass defense last year meaning teams elected to pass more, and the Bills were 12th in ypc, not 22nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxum Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) 7 league sources polled, Bills get 3 votes, Panthers, Ravens, Dolphins each get 1 vote- thats 6 votes out of 7, and 3 are for Bills. How exactly did the Eagles beat our 3 votes? Weighed votes, Eagle votes count more according to person keeping score. And I dispute Cox is a "star". Edited June 23, 2015 by Koolaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Weighed votes, Eagle votes count more according to person keeping score. And I dispute Cox is a "star". Cox was a top 15 pick and already an all pro.... It's comes across like hurt feeling because he said he thought his team is the best. Big deal- it's an attitude you'd love in a guy from your own team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Yep. The Bills won this vote. Cool. (Good find, Yolo). On a recent edition of the Move The Sticks Podcast, NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah polled seven league sources to find out which team boasts the NFL's strongest front seven. The Bills garnered three votes while the Ravens, Panthers, Rams and Dolphins received one vote apiece. The Seahawks, Jets, Chiefs and Eagles earned honorable mention. The Eagles finished second only to the Bills with 49 sacks last season. If they want to be viewed in the same light as Buffalo, though, they'll have to improve their 15th rank in run defense. Edited June 23, 2015 by hondo in seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Read the article. Fletcher Cox is a player for the Eagles, whose claim the author refutes. I get it with Cox but the writer is refuting it for clicks. It shouldn't have been futed in place but Cox is on the Eagles so I'll give a pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'll make this bold prediction - The AFC East will have two defenses in the top 5 and two more defenses in the top 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'll make this bold prediction - The AFC East will have two defenses in the top 5 and two more defenses in the top 10 There is no way in hell the Pats D is ranked in the top 10. Their front 7 is good but teams are going to throw all day on that secondary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Strange that he should say that the Eagles need to improve their run defense to be considered in the same category as Buffalo when they had a better ypc against than Buffalo. Buffalo was 22nd in the league in yards per carry against last season. The Bills weren't ranked 22nd in YPA for rushing last year, they were 12th. Also, Philly was ranked behind Buffalo in total rushing yards, rushing TD's and yards per game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Yea.... Cox is just talking his team up... they all do it. We have the best front 7 in my opinion. I predict Bills D is top 3, Miami and Jets are top 10 and the Patriots are bottom 10. I am honestly starting to believe that New England might not make the play-offs this year...... (I know this is ridiculous June optimism but I just think there might be too many hole for the evil genius to overcome) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 The Bills weren't ranked 22nd in YPA for rushing last year, they were 12th. Also, Philly was ranked behind Buffalo in total rushing yards, rushing TD's and yards per game. You are correct, but considering that Philly has a much better ypc against I would call the two run defenses comparable. Buffalo's run defense was really not that strong last season despite the hype. They we're middle of the pack and faded as the season went on. That's why I say it's strange that the author things Philly needs to be more like Buffalo in its run defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ko12010 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Yea.... Cox is just talking his team up... they all do it. We have the best front 7 in my opinion. I predict Bills D is top 3, Miami and Jets are top 10 and the Patriots are bottom 10. I am honestly starting to believe that New England might not make the play-offs this year...... (I know this is ridiculous June optimism but I just think there might be too many hole for the evil genius to overcome) I'm still kind of surprised they won the SB last year honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 You are correct, but considering that Philly has a much better ypc against I would call the two run defenses comparable. Buffalo's run defense was really not that strong last season despite the hype. They we're middle of the pack and faded as the season went on. That's why I say it's strange that the author things Philly needs to be more like Buffalo in its run defense.all I know is Bflo was 4th in total D and Phil was 28th. That's a pretty big disparity. http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=2&offensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&defensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&conference=ALL&role=OPP&season=2014&seasonType=REG&d-447263-s=TOTAL_YARDS_GAME_AVG&d-447263-o=1&d-447263-n=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 all I know is Bflo was 4th in total D and Phil was 28th. That's a pretty big disparity. http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=2&offensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&defensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&conference=ALL&role=OPP&season=2014&seasonType=REG&d-447263-s=TOTAL_YARDS_GAME_AVG&d-447263-o=1&d-447263-n=1 Yeah, their pass D was terrible, hence the reason Cox wouldn't say best defense in the NFL. They added Byron Maxwell so we'll see how much it improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) all I know is Bflo was 4th in total D and Phil was 28th. That's a pretty big disparity. http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=2&offensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&defensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&conference=ALL&role=OPP&season=2014&seasonType=REG&d-447263-s=TOTAL_YARDS_GAME_AVG&d-447263-o=1&d-447263-n=1 though they had a lot of extra plays run against them due to offensive tempo. They were tied for 13th in yards allowed per play. that doesnt totally close the gap but in efficiency per play they were much better than the cumulative stat. Edited June 23, 2015 by NoSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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