1st half conniption fit....I mean commentary

[petegz28]

Oh noes....we are tied 10-10....

Oh noes....our pre-season playcalling is for shit....

Oh noes....Charles didn't get enough carries.....

Oh noes...our front 7 sucks......



I thought we looked pretty good. Better than we did last week. Front 7 played good, we got burned on a missed tackle by a DB.....that isn't the front 7's fault

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Well, yeah. If what we're actually talking about is TD passes to 99 yard pick 6s at the end of half/game ratio, you want a little better than 1:1. Didn't know that specific ratio was what we were talking about.

Let's look at the question again.

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

What is the absolute MOST points an Int could be worth?

People are acting like every TD pass is an 80 yarder. The average TD pass is around 10 yards. That means that the scoring team was going to score a rushing TD or kick a FG in the vast majority of situations. An INT is more of a minus than a passing TD is a plus. That's why a 1:1 TD to INT ratio is terrible. Matt Cassel was 1:1 last year, and he was at the bottom of the league in terms of effectiveness.

It's why the Bears only won 6 games despite having an average defense. They threw 27 TDs, but they threw 27 INTs. They ranked near the top of the NFL in TD passes and right in the middle in total defense.

Any coach would prefer a half with 1 passing TD and no pics over 2 TDs passing and 1 INT all else being equal.