A look at the positive (stats wise) for Dallas....

[Yakuza Rich]

I’m a bit bored of talking about Parcells’ playcalling, the defense collapsing, etc. So here’s some good things for a Thursday.

1. For those who think Roy Williams is overrated, you need your head examined. How well is Roy playing? Compare his stats to some of the supposedly “better” safeties in the league.

Player……….Tackles/Game……Sacks……..Forced Fumbles……INT

Williams……….7.9………………2.5…………2…………………1

Dawkins……….4.3……………….2.5………....1…………………1

S. Taylor……….3.5……………….0…………...0…………………1

M. Brown……...6.6……………….0……………0………………...2

Polomalu………5.5……………….3……………0…………………1

Reed……………3.8………………0……………0…………………0


2. In the past 20 years, no Super Bowl champion has finished higher than 8th in points allowed per game. Currently, Dallas is 10th, just 0.5 behind 8th place.

3. In the past 10 years, only one team has won the Super Bowl and finished with less than 40 team sacks in the regular season (New England in ’01 had 38 sacks). That’s 2.5 sacks per game. Currently, Dallas is on pace to finish with 50 sacks this year. Furthermore, they are #1 in adjusted sack ratio according to the footballoutsiders.com Web site. Adjusted sack ratio takes into factors such as opponent and down/distance.

4. This I’m not sure about, but I believe the only team to win the Super Bowl and have a negative turnover margin was the St. Louis Rams in ’99. Currently, Dallas has a +2 turnover margin.

Below are some important stats that Dallas has over the other 3 NFC East teams:

1. Much better sacks earned and turnover margin rate than Washington. Washington is on pace for 27 sacks this year and is -6 in turnover margin. And according to Footballoutsiders.com, Dallas ranks 9th in special teams and Washington ranks 25th.

2. Much better scoring defense than the Giants who currently rank 24th in points allowed per game. The Giants are also on pace to only record 29 sacks this season.

3. Philadelphia is on pace to get 37 sacks this year. They are also 16th in points allowed per game. Furthermore, they are 32nd in special teams play according to footballoutsiders.com


Rich………….

 

[DCBoysfan]

interesting Stats, thanks....

 

[Aikmaniac]

Thanks Rich.

I'm with ya. It's getting a little annoying hearing Roy's name mentioned EVERYTIME a pass is completed.

This defense is tough...just needs a little help from the offense to help take the pressure off late in the games.

 

[Hoov]

we are in a position to take care of business against our division foes. we are 2-1 vs the division, if we go 4-2 or 5-1 we will be in great shape. and the other 3 teams have yet to play each other.

Also i noticed that washington's last 3 games are cowboys, giants, eagles....3 straight division games to end the season...ouch

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Thanks Rich.

I'm with ya. It's getting a little annoying hearing Roy's name mentioned EVERYTIME a pass is completed.

Absolutely. The problem is that most of the time he isn't the guy who has primary coverage on the receiver.

Here's a good one, in the Seattle game I heard a bunch of people at the bar I was at claiming that Roy was getting burned on coverage again on a pass that was being covered by Pile. What's even worse? Roy was blitzing Hasselback on that play.

Maybe Sterling Sharpe is right. Roy's weakness is he can't cover the entire field at once.

Rich.......

 

[Hoov]

Absolutely. The problem is that most of the time he isn't the guy who has primary coverage on the receiver.

Here's a good one, in the Seattle game I heard a bunch of people at the bar I was at claiming that Roy was getting burned on coverage again on a pass that was being covered by Pile. What's even worse? Roy was blitzing Hasselback on that play.

Maybe Sterling Sharpe is right. Roy's weakness is he can't cover the entire field at once.

Rich.......

LOL, thats funny

 

[gbrittain]

I’m a bit bored of talking about Parcells’ playcalling, the defense collapsing, etc. So here’s some good things for a Thursday.

1. For those who think Roy Williams is overrated, you need your head examined. How well is Roy playing? Compare his stats to some of the supposedly “better” safeties in the league.

Player……….Tackles/Game……Sacks……..Forced Fumbles……INT

Williams……….7.9………………2.5…………2…………………1

Dawkins……….4.3……………….2.5………....1…………………1

S. Taylor……….3.5……………….0…………...0…………………1

M. Brown……...6.6……………….0……………0………………...2

Polomalu………5.5……………….3……………0…………………1

Reed……………3.8………………0……………0…………………0


2. In the past 20 years, no Super Bowl champion has finished higher than 8th in points allowed per game. Currently, Dallas is 10th, just 0.5 behind 8th place.

3. In the past 10 years, only one team has won the Super Bowl and finished with less than 40 team sacks in the regular season (New England in ’01 had 38 sacks). That’s 2.5 sacks per game. Currently, Dallas is on pace to finish with 50 sacks this year. Furthermore, they are #1 in adjusted sack ratio according to the footballoutsiders.com Web site. Adjusted sack ratio takes into factors such as opponent and down/distance.

4. This I’m not sure about, but I believe the only team to win the Super Bowl and have a negative turnover margin was the St. Louis Rams in ’99. Currently, Dallas has a +2 turnover margin.

Below are some important stats that Dallas has over the other 3 NFC East teams:

1. Much better sacks earned and turnover margin rate than Washington. Washington is on pace for 27 sacks this year and is -6 in turnover margin. And according to Footballoutsiders.com, Dallas ranks 9th in special teams and Washington ranks 25th.

2. Much better scoring defense than the Giants who currently rank 24th in points allowed per game. The Giants are also on pace to only record 29 sacks this season.

3. Philadelphia is on pace to get 37 sacks this year. They are also 16th in points allowed per game. Furthermore, they are 32nd in special teams play according to footballoutsiders.com


Rich………….

Really good post Yakuza.

Dallas D is 10th in points allowed (17.7 pts p/game).

Dallas D in yards allowed is 292.6 yards per game which puts them at 7th in the league.

Dallas D is 7th against the rush and 14th against the pass.

Dallas D is 8th in INTs.

Dallas D is 5th in sacks.

Dallas O is is 6th in yards gained per game.

Dallas O is 9th in passing yards per game.

Dallas O is 14th in rushing yards per game.

Dallas O is 1st in time of posession.

Dallas O is 17th in points scored per game.

I think Dallas is clearly one of the better teams statistically. They are top 10 in almost every major category.

The killers are points per game at 17th in the league and rushing yards per game which is 14th. I think taking care of the rushing will lead to increased scoring. It is the running game which concerns me the most.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Not to be a wet blanket but the team that turns the ball over less wins 70% of the time.

Currently, we're tied for 13th over all at +2. If we are going to be succesful, long term, we are going to have to get better with this.

 

[Aikmaniac]

Not to be a wet blanket but the team that turns the ball over less wins 70% of the time.

Currently, we're tied for 13th over all at +2. If we are going to be succesful, long term, we are going to have to get better with this.

Take the poor decision by Bledsoe and the two botched snaps back and all of the sudden the turnover ratio looks that much better.

 

[AmericasTeam31]

Really good post Yakuza.

Dallas D is 10th in points allowed (17.7 pts p/game).

Dallas D in yards allowed is 292.6 yards per game which puts them at 7th in the league.

Dallas D is 7th against the rush and 14th against the pass.

Dallas D is 8th in INTs.

Dallas D is 5th in sacks.

Dallas O is is 6th in yards gained per game.

Dallas O is 9th in passing yards per game.

Dallas O is 14th in rushing yards per game.

Dallas O is 1st in time of posession.

Dallas O is 17th in points scored per game.

I think Dallas is clearly one of the better teams statistically. They are top 10 in almost every major category.

The killers are points per game at 17th in the league and rushing yards per game which is 14th. I think taking care of the rushing will lead to increased scoring. It is the running game which concerns me the most.

Yeah but we also lead the league in rushing attempts. and with our YPC avg. that's no good.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Take the poor decision by Bledsoe and the two botched snaps back and all of the sudden the turnover ratio looks that much better.

I agree. It is the little things that make the difference in a season.

 

[gbrittain]

Yeah but we also lead the league in rushing attempts. and with our YPC avg. that's no good.

I 100% agree with you, therefore my statement at the very end of the post.

It is the running game which concerns me the most

 

[Doomsday101]

Dallas is running the ball 35.6 times a game and we pass the ball 31.6 times a game. Bill is trying to make this a balanced team not one who is going to be putting the ball up all the time like Philly.

 

[VACowboy]

The Dallas defense is getting stronger every week. If the team can just eliminate some mistakes, a trip deep into January is a very real possibility.

 

[AbeBeta]

Stats are nice -- but where are the bone crunching, bone jarring hits. Those seem few and far between this year.

 

[gbrittain]

Dallas is running the ball 35.6 times a game and we pass the ball 31.6 times a game. Bill is trying to make this a balanced team not one who is going to be putting the ball up all the time like Philly.

I really dont have a problem with the ratio of run to pass. I think it is great. The problem is Dallas will be a truly great team until they get their yards per carry up from the 3.3 which it is right now. That is tied for 5th worst in the league.

If Dallas was averaging at least a 4.3 which would catapult Dallas into the top 10 rushing averages in the league, I am convinced Dallas record would be much different than it is now.

No one is remotely scared of Dallas running game. Of course having Julius out is not helping matters, but even with Julius we were not exactly tearing up the league.

 

[Doomsday101]

Stats are nice -- but where are the bone crunching, bone jarring hits. Those seem few and far between this year.

I'll take sure tackling over guys missing tackles trying to put the big bone crushing hits. It may look good in highlight clips but watching guys leave their feet and miss tackles is not something I enjoy seeing.

 

[TheHustler]

Stats are nice but wins are better.

 

[Doomsday101]

I really dont have a problem with the ratio of run to pass. I think it is great. The problem is Dallas will be a truly great team until they get their yards per carry up from the 3.3 which it is right now. That is tied for 5th worst in the league.

If Dallas was averaging at least a 4.3 which would catapult Dallas into the top 10 rushing averages in the league, I am convinced Dallas record would be much different than it is now.

No one is remotely scared of Dallas running game. Of course having Julius out is not helping matters, but even with Julius we were not exactly tearing up the league.

I agree run blocking needs to be better but I don't think you get better by abandoning the running game. Face it Bill is not going to turn into Air Coryell.

 

[gbrittain]

I agree run blocking needs to be better but I don't think you get better by abandoning the running game. Face it Bill is not going to turn into Air Coryell.

Oh I agree with you. We dont have to change what we do as long as we get better at what we do.