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Originally Posted by Lzen
Actually, the total yards allowed over the past 3 weeks averages 295.7 per game. That is good for 3rd place behind San Francisco and New England if you were to extrapolate that total yards allowed figure over the entire season so far.
1. 49ers - 241.0
2. Patriots - 249.3
3. Chiefs - 295.7
4. Bills - 296.2
5. Broncos - 309.7
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This is a super important stat, I think...just behind the more important plays-from-scrimmage for our defense. People have often said - correctly - that yards coughed up (bending) do not matter nearly as much when you're not giving up the points...or more specifically, touchdowns (don't break). But with such a quick-strike offense, to really build around Pat and his skills, we need a defense that is tailored to get off the field quickly...even if it means giving up big plays, occasionally (which WILL rack up the yards), we can live with that IF we keep the number plays down. Because Pat is going to strike quick again and the defense will need to be right back out on the field and that just increases fatigue and susceptibility to injury.
I'm hoping we're seeing the beginning of Spags figuring out how to achieve this consistently.
And while it's not the biggest priority, I think we really need a grinder running back that can put games away once we achieve the ideal point where time-remaining and point-differential demands a slow-down. This also protects Pat at the end of games from some stupid desperation hits that players might want to take on our Franchise.