billsfanmiami(oh) Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 And only 1 of those top 6 teams made the playoffs. Crazy
jletha Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 Well also we were getting blown out in a lot of games and so teams had very little need to pass on us. Im sure that played into this somewhat. But doesnt change the fact that our secondary is in the top third of the league.
row_33 Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 it was buttressed by playing matador against the running game, seems they were gashed completely at will on the ground all season
YoloinOhio Posted January 2, 2019 Author Posted January 2, 2019 Bills were 16th in rush D http://www.espn.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/rushing/position/defense
Foxx Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) not only did we lead the league in pass defense but we did so by a significant margin. over 15 yds per game. Edited January 2, 2019 by Foxx 1
freddyjj Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 11 minutes ago, Foxx said: not only did we lead the league in pass defense but we did so by a significant margin. over 15 yds per game. Must be kept in perspective. Ravens, Chargers, Bears, GB and Colts had no reason to pass versus Bills after halftime. 4 minute offense in effect after the half. In all those games, save the Bears, we also gave up >100 yds rushing, including 220 yds to Colts! Those games hurt our Run defense numbers. Why throw? 1
TPS Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, billsfanmiami(oh) said: And only 1 of those top 6 teams made the playoffs. Crazy Which is why it’s still important to stop the run. The top 5 run Ds are in the playoffs.
row_33 Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, TPS said: Which is why it’s still important to stop the run. The top 5 run Ds are in the playoffs. stats like this don't matter, teams go into offensive shells during garbagetime to protect the lead, and we were wondering why on earth the Pats were even bothering to throw the ball the last 3 quarters. win-loss record is the only useful stat for judging a team
ProcessAccepted Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, jletha said: Well also we were getting blown out in a lot of games and so teams had very little need to pass on us. Im sure that played into this somewhat. But doesnt change the fact that our secondary is in the top third of the league. There you go. There's always one negative nelly in the group ?
thurst44 Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 43 minutes ago, row_33 said: it was buttressed by playing matador against the running game, seems they were gashed completely at will on the ground all season Seems is the key word here as it is not backed by the facts in the least. Bills were wildly inconsistent against the run -- "gashed" in three games, held the opponent under 100 in half of the games (only over 120 in four games).
eball Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, jletha said: Well also we were getting blown out in a lot of games and so teams had very little need to pass on us. Im sure that played into this somewhat. But doesnt change the fact that our secondary is in the top third of the league. I don't think this explains the ranking. For example, in their final seven games of the season, during which the Bills went 4-3 and suffered only one "blowout" loss (NE***), the passing yardage against was 116, 107, 115, 170, 208, 117, and 126. I don't think the Bills played at an "elite" level of overall defense this season, but the fact is their pass defense was quite good -- better than top third. 1
YoloinOhio Posted January 2, 2019 Author Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, eball said: I don't think this explains the ranking. For example, in their final seven games of the season, during which the Bills went 4-3 and suffered only one "blowout" loss (NE***), the passing yardage against was 116, 107, 115, 170, 208, 117, and 126. I don't think the Bills played at an "elite" level of overall defense this season, but the fact is their pass defense was quite good -- better than top third. I also recall the blowouts were a result of turnovers and lack of offense leading to good field position for the opponent. Edited January 2, 2019 by YoloinOhio 1
eball Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 Just now, YoloinOhio said: I also recall the blowouts were a result of turnovers and lack of offense leading to good field position for the opponent. Of the five games in which the Bills allowed 240+ yards passing, four of them came in "blowouts" (Baltimore, Chargers, Packers, first Pats*** game). 1
Scott7975 Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) Our secondary is pretty good, but... short fields probably help that. Between turnovers, extra special special teams, penalties all giving short fields and the Pats playing almost an entire game running the football probably helps that stat. Edited January 2, 2019 by Scott7975
freddyjj Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I also recall the blowouts were a result of turnovers and lack of offense leading to good field position for the opponent. Bears game in particular. Bills only gave up 65 yds on the ground and 134 via the air. But 4 turnovers, including 2 pick 6's did us in. PETERMAN!!! 1
whatdrought Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 Any isolated stat is a bad prism for success. That being said, we do have a great secondary.
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