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Posted on 6/28/15 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 6/28/15 at 2:21 pm
I was thinking of stats and which ones are important and which ones arent. Found this article from athlon, anything stand out to yall?
If you win the field position battle, you win the game 72 percent of the time.
• If you win the turnover battle, you win the game 73 percent of the time.
• If you finish drives better than your opponent, you win 75 percent of the time.
• If you are more efficient than your opponent, you win 83 percent of the time.
• If you are more explosive than your opponent, you win 86 percent of the time.
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If you win the field position battle, you win the game 72 percent of the time.
• If you win the turnover battle, you win the game 73 percent of the time.
• If you finish drives better than your opponent, you win 75 percent of the time.
• If you are more efficient than your opponent, you win 83 percent of the time.
• If you are more explosive than your opponent, you win 86 percent of the time.
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This post was edited on 6/28/15 at 2:22 pm
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Posted on 6/28/15 at 2:26 pm to AU24
. If you win the scoreboard, you win the games 100% of the time.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 2:33 pm to AU24
Any football fan knows that already.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 2:35 pm to AU24
Water is wet
Posted on 6/28/15 at 2:38 pm to AU24
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• If you are more explosive than your opponent, you win 86 percent of the time.
If your linemen cropdust their linemen more effectively you should win the most games.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 2:46 pm to AU24
If you have the REC and Tom Ritter, you have a big advantage.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 3:04 pm to AU24
Welcome to the sport of football, OP. I hope you get to enjoy the sport for many decades to come.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 3:45 pm to AU24
If you are playing Vanderbilt, then your team has an 85% chance of winning
Posted on 6/28/15 at 3:49 pm to AU24
#1 3rd down conversions
#2 Turnovers
#3 Time of possession
#2 Turnovers
#3 Time of possession
Posted on 6/28/15 at 3:58 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
Time of possession is the most overrated stat in football.
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This post was edited on 6/28/15 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 6/28/15 at 3:58 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
I bookmarked. Thanks!
Got to thinking while reading this that it could very well be the late Coach Bryant talking or dictating to a writer.
And it's simple: a team has to have better players to win consistently. That includes between players' eyes.
Got to thinking while reading this that it could very well be the late Coach Bryant talking or dictating to a writer.
And it's simple: a team has to have better players to win consistently. That includes between players' eyes.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 4:23 pm to East Coast Band
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. If you win the scoreboard, you win the games 100% of the time.
Not true:
Posted on 6/28/15 at 4:24 pm to Hugh McElroy
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Time of possession is the most overrated stat in football.
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Admittedly, this game was very fluky, and I don't intend to draw any conclusions from any single game. Indianapolis had a couple of very quick scores, including one on the first play from scrimmage
Posted on 6/28/15 at 4:32 pm to logjamming
You should probably read the whole article. No conclusions were drawn from a single game.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 4:35 pm to AU24
Personally, I hate how they count QB passing yards.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 4:36 pm to Hugh McElroy
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No conclusions were drawn from a single game.
Except for yours, in which you said that time of possession was the most overrated stat, and then linked that particular article, in which they say (and I quoted from), that it was a fluky game and that it shouldn't be used as definitive proof of the significant (or lack thereof) of time of possession.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 4:38 pm to logjamming
My God, man...are you an idiot? Read the fricking article.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 4:39 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
Replace #3 with a drive efficiency metric like points per drive than I agree.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 4:40 pm to bisonduck
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Replace #3 with a drive efficiency metric like points per drive than I agree.
That's more like it.
Posted on 6/28/15 at 4:42 pm to AU24
Jackie Sherrell used to say that the team that blocks a punt wins the game 90% of the time. He cheated so he probably made that up.
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