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[QUOTE="nzm136, post: 2895516, member: 2531"]
Efficiency is far and away the best gauge for either side of the ball’s efficacy.

DEFENSE:
Net points per drive
Net yards per drive
Standard deviation of net yards per drive
Turnovers per drive

OFFENSE:
Net yards per drive
Net points per drive
Time of possession per drive
Standard deviation of yards per drive
Standard deviation of time of possession per drive
Turnovers per drive

Those are the offense/defense stats that I think matter.

Special teams is a little more complicated, because it’s more situational (i.e. I can’t blame a punter for a short punt if he lands it inside the 5, and it’s downed on the 1).

An offense that consistently gives its defense time to rest and room to work with (when it doesn’t score), while also consistently scoring is doing its job.

A defense that consistently gives its offense a short field, while keeping the opposing offense from scoring is doing its job.

Worrying about points, yards, etc. in the abstract is a waste of time.
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