yimyammer
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Are we going 14-2 with Dak having two or three picks all year?
no
Are we going 14-2 with Dak having two or three picks all year?
Speaking of the final record... I know we've won four in a row and are hot right now but some people are talking like we aren't losing the rest of the year. I mean, if we're going to punk GB in Lambeau, who are we going to lose to? Maybe Pitt? Are we going 14-2 with Dak having two or three picks all year?
There is no need for that. See the bolded above.
Speaking of the final record... I know we've won four in a row and are hot right now but some people are talking like we aren't losing the rest of the year. I mean, if we're going to punk GB in Lambeau, who are we going to lose to? Maybe Pitt? Are we going 14-2 with Dak having two or three picks all year?
The Vikes will eat Romo alive. Must remember, our pass-blocking isn't that great. I think they're somewhere in the 20s. Or were a week or 2 ago.
Couple that with going back to the basic route tree for the receivers and it won't be pretty.
I could see the Cowboys losing Romo's 1st game back (Cleveland)
There's no need for that, since the quoted portion of TE's post covers your theory:There's absolutely a need for that. When you say how they have such a dominant run defense, I'd just like you to say who they've faced. I'd even go so far as to say that the Dallas run defense would also look pretty dominant against the guys the Packers have faced.
If Romo lost that game, all hell would break lose, I dont see how he could recover from a loss like that
If Romo lost that game, all hell would break lose, I dont see how he could recover from a loss like that
I think it's very possible. First, I think the Cowboys might be a little full of themselves and make the mistake of overlooking them. Every year that they have been good they seem to lay and egg against a bad team. I also think Romo is going to be very rusty. He's barely played in almost 2 years and the couple of times he did play he didn't look that great.
There's no need for that, since the quoted portion of TE's post covers your theory:
"FWIW, Football Outsiders has GB as the #2 run defense in the league, even adjusted for opponent."
I just did the calculations.
Below are the season to date team rushing statistics for each of the Packers' opponents (these stats include the games vs the Packers):
Jacksonville - 75.2 rushing yards per game; ranks 30th in the NFL
Minnesota - 70.6 rushing yards per game; ranks 32nd in the NFL
Detroit - 89.9 rushing yards per game; ranks 23rd in the NFL
NY Giants - 83.6 rushing yards per game; ranks 27th in the NFL
In each of their games, the Packers held their opposition below the opposition's per game average.
If you were to calculate the rushing yards per game for the Packer's opposition without including the opposition's games against the Packers, here's what you'd get:
Jacksonville - 80.2 rushing yards per game; would rank 30th in the NFL
(The Packers held the Jaguars to 48 rushing yards)
Minnesota - 80.8 rushing yards per game; would rank 30th in the NFL
(The Packers held the Vikings to 30 rushing yards)
Detroit - 99.9 rushing yards per game; would rank 16th in the NFL
(The Packers held the Lions to 50 rushing yards)
NY Giants - 93.8 rushing yards per game; would rank 18th in the NFL
(The Packers held the Giants to 43 rushing yards)
Basically, the Packers have faced a couple of average range rushing attacks (Lions and Giants) and a couple of quite poor rushing attacks (Jaguars and Vikings). The Packers have held these teams well below their rushing average. The Packers have shown that their rushing defense is highly effective against average to well below average rushing offenses.
Wow it's surprising one game makes that much difference in the per-game averages. Of course the sample is small, only 5 games so that's why. Great job researching and calculating all of this, really cool and i really appreciate it.If you were to calculate the rushing yards per game for the Packer's opposition without including the opposition's games against the Packers, here's what you'd get:
Thanks for the research, ZC.
So the Packers hold teams to close to something like 46 yards below their average. Doesn't that say they do have a really good run defense?
Nobody said we couldn't run the ball at all on them, I don't think. Or that we'd only get 45 yards like those other teams have. I think we can run it on anyone. It just won't be as much or as easy as it has been.