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Message: [QUOTE="nzm136, post: 1882520, member: 2531"] 1) You just made a common error. Yards aren't as good as a proxy for points as you're making it sound. That disconnect is the entire basis for "bend but don't break" defensive philosophies. To illustrate the problem using correlations, there is probably a stronger correlation between scoring a high number of points (however you define that) and being in the B12 vs having a high number of yards (however you define that) But don't get me wrong, I'd rather have more yards than fewer, but it isn't the make all, be all metric. 2) Us moving fast doesn't force the other team to move fast. They could easily use a slow "3 yards and a cloud of dust" philosophy and wear our D down. Us moving fast only means that the other side will have the ball more - either because we scored quickly or turned it over quickly. [/QUOTE]