Mac_MaloneV1
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EPA matters because it accounts for game situation, the list you provided does not. It is not meaningless, it shows that basically every run defense is the same as far as how it impacts games, which is why run defense is not important lol. It's not as if there's a huge gap in YPC (which, you also lied about where they ranked). They were t-15 - tied with the Chiefs - and would have been t-6 if they were juts .2 yards per carry better.My goodness....
Ignoring all other evidence to pimp out rush defense EPA is wild stuff.
Rush EPA is ranked in .0x (hundreds of a point) type numbers and near meaningless when jammed together outside a few outliers.
There are far more meaningful rush stats.
They were 22nd in rushing yards allowed.
They were 17th in yards per carry allowed.
They were tied for a very good 3rd in rushing TD allowed. --defense was really good in red zone all around. This is why EPA is highly rated.
But they were only 19th in 1st downs allowed by rush.
And they were 11th in percentage of rushes that went for 1st downs.
All in all a mixed bag there and anyone with eyes saw them give up too many rushing yards in games where it mattered.
With a healthy LVE and Hankins they were really solid. Without them they were not.
Dallas very much needed a presence inside.
How many of those rushing first downs, for instance, were late in multi-score games when Dallas was fine allowing the team to run.