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Message: [QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 2379832, member: 127"] I’m no football expert by any means, but it seems to me that we stop teams on 3rd Downs more than almost anyone else but we give up the occasional big play. I don’t think it’s luck when it’s a season long trend backed up by actual numbers. It’s a function of the measurement. If you stop a team 3 straight times on 3rd Downs but give up a 72 yard touchdown, then you have a relatively poor 7.2 ypp. Our numbers are better than the example I used. YPP and 3rd down stats, like most metrics is useful but not without analyzing the limitations and implications of each. Luck? I sure don’t think so but more like a calculated trade off taking into account a defense’s strengths and weaknesses. [/QUOTE]