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Originally Posted by Bearcat
Yeah, so "balance" doesn't really matter on that chart, as cdcox said. The far right diagonal/tier are of course the best teams, and the further right you go, the better, since offense is more predictable (and important, obviously) than defense. Teams can be anywhere on that Bills/Bengals/Eagles diagonal and they're considered the same.
Or to put it another way, the Browns and Jets are the same, just for different reasons.
The Chiefs being almost to the next diagonal means they're better than everyone else. Yeah, hang your hat on "balance", but that chart is literally saying where the Bills/Bengals/Eagles are at on offense and defense doesn't matter because the Chiefs offense more than makes up for their defense.
https://www.nfeloapp.com/nfl-power-r...nfl-epa-tiers/ |
Tl;dr - Because offensive performance is more predictive of success, the Chiefs being at the highest offensive EPA means they’re the best.
I respect your opinion but I disagree. If that was the case, there would be no point in the chart. Just put a list of the top offensive EPA teams and ignore the defensive rankings.