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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 430282" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #141414">I posted this in another thread. The Packers D was bad enough, no need to exaggerate. As long as the winner isn't based upon yards gained, its not the most important stat on either side of the ball. Here's how the playoff teams finished the regular season on defense with regard to the most important stat:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Rank - Team - <strong>Average Points Surrendered/Game</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">1 </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/pittsburghsteelers/profile?team=PIT" target="_blank">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">14.2</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2 </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/sanfrancisco49ers/profile?team=SF" target="_blank">San Francisco 49ers</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">14.3</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">3 </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/baltimoreravens/profile?team=BAL" target="_blank">Baltimore Ravens</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">16.6</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">4 </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/houstontexans/profile?team=HOU" target="_blank">Houston Texans</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">17.4</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">9 </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/cincinnatibengals/profile?team=CIN" target="_blank">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">20.2</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">13 </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/neworleanssaints/profile?team=NO" target="_blank">New Orleans Saints</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">21.2</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">15 </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/newenglandpatriots/profile?team=NE" target="_blank">New England Patriots</a> </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">21.4</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">18 </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/atlantafalcons/profile?team=ATL" target="_blank">Atlanta Falcons</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">21.9</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">19 </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/greenbaypackers/profile?team=GB" target="_blank">Green Bay Packers</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">22.4</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">23 </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/detroitlions/profile?team=DET" target="_blank">Detroit Lions</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">24.2</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">24 </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/denverbroncos/profile?team=DEN" target="_blank">Denver Broncos</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">24.4</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">25 </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/newyorkgiants/profile?team=NYG" target="_blank">New York Giants</a> </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">25</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #141414">I can see it now. The first practice after their playoff opponent had been determined, the scout team is on the field ready to simulate the Giants' offense and the first team D is ready for the first installation of the game plan. Capers comes onto the field and says, 'Huddle up defense: Listen up! I got noth'n for you this week. See ya Sunday.'</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #141414">Of course Capers had a game plan. For example, according to McGinn he played Bush at nickel on early downs because Shields can't/won't tackle. Shields came in on obvious passing situations. According to McGinn, they missed 6 tackles in the first half alone. <em>That has nothing to do with the game plan.</em> According to McGinn, the plan on the Hail Mary was to have Bush redirect the WR at the LOS disrupting his route, and then cover him down the field: Bush didn't touch the WR at the LOS on that play. The best laid plans are worth nothing if the players don't execute the plan. And you can bet your bottom dollar if Capers had a better cover DB than Bush who was willing to tackle, he'd have used him. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #141414">And here's another unpleasant factor to consider: How often did Woodson blitz this season and how often did he hit the QB, compared to last season? More than half way through last season Woodson being sent on a blitz wasn't a surprise to any OC who looked at tape of the Packers yet Woodson still 'got home' enough to make a difference. This year no so much. It seems axiomatic that Woodson is a playmaker and he is, particularly in coverage if his reduced speed isn't exposed. But IMO he was not a playmaker rushing the passer this season.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 430282, member: 4300"] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#141414] [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#141414]I posted this in another thread. The Packers D was bad enough, no need to exaggerate. As long as the winner isn't based upon yards gained, its not the most important stat on either side of the ball. Here's how the playoff teams finished the regular season on defense with regard to the most important stat:[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Rank - Team - [B]Average Points Surrendered/Game[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]1 [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/pittsburghsteelers/profile?team=PIT'][COLOR=windowtext]Pittsburgh Steelers[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]14.2[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]2 [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/sanfrancisco49ers/profile?team=SF'][COLOR=windowtext]San Francisco 49ers[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]14.3[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]3 [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/baltimoreravens/profile?team=BAL'][COLOR=windowtext]Baltimore Ravens[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]16.6[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]4 [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/houstontexans/profile?team=HOU'][COLOR=windowtext]Houston Texans[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]17.4[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]9 [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/cincinnatibengals/profile?team=CIN'][COLOR=windowtext]Cincinnati Bengals[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]20.2[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]13 [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/neworleanssaints/profile?team=NO'][COLOR=windowtext]New Orleans Saints[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]21.2[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]15 [/FONT][B][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/newenglandpatriots/profile?team=NE'][COLOR=windowtext]New England Patriots[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][/B][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]21.4[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]18 [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/atlantafalcons/profile?team=ATL'][COLOR=windowtext]Atlanta Falcons[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]21.9[/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Tahoma]19 [/FONT][/B][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/greenbaypackers/profile?team=GB'][COLOR=windowtext]Green Bay Packers[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]22.4[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]23 [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/detroitlions/profile?team=DET'][COLOR=windowtext]Detroit Lions[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]24.2[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]24 [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/denverbroncos/profile?team=DEN'][COLOR=windowtext]Denver Broncos[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]24.4[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]25 [/FONT][B][FONT=Tahoma][URL='http://www.nfl.com/teams/newyorkgiants/profile?team=NYG'][COLOR=windowtext]New York Giants[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT][/B][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]25[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#141414] [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#141414]I can see it now. The first practice after their playoff opponent had been determined, the scout team is on the field ready to simulate the Giants' offense and the first team D is ready for the first installation of the game plan. Capers comes onto the field and says, 'Huddle up defense: Listen up! I got noth'n for you this week. See ya Sunday.'[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#141414]Of course Capers had a game plan. For example, according to McGinn he played Bush at nickel on early downs because Shields can't/won't tackle. Shields came in on obvious passing situations. According to McGinn, they missed 6 tackles in the first half alone. [I]That has nothing to do with the game plan.[/I] According to McGinn, the plan on the Hail Mary was to have Bush redirect the WR at the LOS disrupting his route, and then cover him down the field: Bush didn't touch the WR at the LOS on that play. The best laid plans are worth nothing if the players don't execute the plan. And you can bet your bottom dollar if Capers had a better cover DB than Bush who was willing to tackle, he'd have used him. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#141414]And here's another unpleasant factor to consider: How often did Woodson blitz this season and how often did he hit the QB, compared to last season? More than half way through last season Woodson being sent on a blitz wasn't a surprise to any OC who looked at tape of the Packers yet Woodson still 'got home' enough to make a difference. This year no so much. It seems axiomatic that Woodson is a playmaker and he is, particularly in coverage if his reduced speed isn't exposed. But IMO he was not a playmaker rushing the passer this season.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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