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Points Allowed Is Real Defensive Stat
by nickeatman at 2/19/2010
If you flipped through the media guide and wondered how the Cowboys defense ranked in the last few years, it’s not going to look so much like this past year was a major improvement.
The Cowboys were ninth in total defense in 2007, eighth in 2008 and then ninth again last season.
To me, I’ve always thought that offensive and defensive rankings need to have more input included than just total yards allowed or gained. There’s obviously more to it than moving the ball. You know, points are actually pretty big, too.
That’s why defensive rankings can be rather misleading, especially last year. The stat that should stand out more is the fact the Cowboys ranked second in the NFL in point allowed, surrendering just 15.6 points per game. Ok, so I just checked last year, and the Cowboys were allowing only 16.25 points per game. Not a huge difference.
One stat is pretty significant is the amount of the games the Cowboys held an offense to virtually nothing. In five games this year, opponents scored seven points or less, including the two shutouts at the end of the season.
The Cowboys had just five games from 2004-08 when opponents scored only seven points or less before last season.
by nickeatman at 2/19/2010
If you flipped through the media guide and wondered how the Cowboys defense ranked in the last few years, it’s not going to look so much like this past year was a major improvement.
The Cowboys were ninth in total defense in 2007, eighth in 2008 and then ninth again last season.
To me, I’ve always thought that offensive and defensive rankings need to have more input included than just total yards allowed or gained. There’s obviously more to it than moving the ball. You know, points are actually pretty big, too.
That’s why defensive rankings can be rather misleading, especially last year. The stat that should stand out more is the fact the Cowboys ranked second in the NFL in point allowed, surrendering just 15.6 points per game. Ok, so I just checked last year, and the Cowboys were allowing only 16.25 points per game. Not a huge difference.
One stat is pretty significant is the amount of the games the Cowboys held an offense to virtually nothing. In five games this year, opponents scored seven points or less, including the two shutouts at the end of the season.
The Cowboys had just five games from 2004-08 when opponents scored only seven points or less before last season.
