Hebert19 Posted December 30, 2018 Posted December 30, 2018 Browns are putting up some yards on ravens and we gave up 225. Anyone know what we needed to beat them by to jump back into 1. Meaningless stat. But something to build on 3
thurst44 Posted December 30, 2018 Posted December 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, Hebert19 said: Browns are putting up some yards on ravens and we gave up 225. Anyone know what we needed to beat them by to jump back into 1. Meaningless stat. But something to build on By my math, Browns would need about 445 yards. They currently have 316 and there's a lot of time, so long shot, but not impossible.
Charles Romes Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Browns need to gain about 55 yards with 3:24 left but ravens have the ball.
Charles Romes Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Looks like the ravens got us by about 20 yards for the season. Don't know if they prorate overtime minutes in calculating the yards per game stat.
Steptide Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Who cares, I'll take number 2. Just hope we can build on it and be as good or better next year
Comebackkid Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 I'd give up some yardage if it meant improving the red zone D
Aussie Joe Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 1 or 2 I don’t mind... Just as long as they win the offseason again..
Jrb1979 Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Having a top ranked defense doesn't mean much in the NFL anymore. Only 4 of the top 10 are in the playoffs. The Chargers and the Bears are the only 2 with 10 wins or more.
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 18th in pts allowed. Yards are irrelevant. Average defense with good secondary. Sure... something to build on. Just don’t want anyone getting delusional on us. 21 minutes ago, Comebackkid said: I'd give up some yardage if it meant improving the red zone D Exactly. Points allowed is the only way to measure defense. That’s their job. 1
Augie Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Please be clear. Do we fire everyone, or not??? 3
MJS Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: 18th in pts allowed. Yards are irrelevant. Average defense with good secondary. Sure... something to build on. Just don’t want anyone getting delusional on us. The offense is part of that problem though. Bad offenses put defenses in bad positions all the time. The defense can definitely get better. I don't think they are average, though. They are certainly a good defense.
Estelle Getty Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Just now, MJS said: The offense is part of that problem though. Bad offenses put defenses in bad positions all the time. The defense can definitely get better. I don't think they are average, though. They are certainly a good defense. So all of the pick 6s and turnovers on our own side of the field should count but not total yardage?
MJS Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Estelle Getty said: So all of the pick 6s and turnovers on our own side of the field should count but not total yardage? I'm not sure what you are asking.
Estelle Getty Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Woops. Meant to quote the guy above you.
JerseyBills Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Our run D still needs some work but our pass D is phenomenal. Look , it's a passing league, you're going to give up some catches but we held like 8 of the last 10 QB to under 200 yards, which is ridiculous. Hyde and Poyer are so underrated , they're playing S and this scheme at an extremely high level
aceman_16 Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, Estelle Getty said: Woops. Meant to quote the guy above you. Need a snickers?
Boatdrinks Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 28 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: 18th in pts allowed. Yards are irrelevant. Average defense with good secondary. Sure... something to build on. Just don’t want anyone getting delusional on us. Exactly. Points allowed is the only way to measure defense. That’s their job. Nah, there are many ways to measure defense. Preventing the opponent from moving the ball is also their job. The NFL ranks offenses by yardage too. It’s just one metric, and obviously the most important thing in the game is scoring points while preventing your opponent from doing so. If a defense gave up a lot of yardage , but didn’t yield a lot of points it still would be a cause for concern. Are they just getting lucky? Is it penalties or turnovers or some other variable that isn’t sustainable? Conversely , if the defense gives up yardage grudgingly, why are they only average in scoring defense? Did they just get put in a lot of bad situations by the offense via turnovers or poor ST play? Are my defensive schemes not aggressive enough inside the red zone ? Both lead to questions, but I’d probably be more concerned about yielding a lot of yards and first downs. Why? It’s probably a tougher problem to solve than simply red zone defense. The points might have more to do with factors other than the actual defense.
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