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Random stat nuggets:
1) Has anyone checked out Drew Brees' stat line this yr? After yesterday he is now completing almost 77% of his passes (76.9), has just under 9.0 yds per attempt and a ridiculous 25 tds vs 1 (yes, ONE) int. His QB rating is 126.9, if he maintains that he'll shatter the single season QB rating record.
2) Andrew Luck hasn't been sacked once in the last 5 games. On the other hand, only Eli Manning (36) has been sacked more than Dak Prescott (34).
3) It's baby steps, but the difference the Cooper trade and the OL coach change on Prescott's play is showing up. Prescott's 3 highest comp% games have come in these last 3 games (68.8, 72.2 and 67.7). For the season he is just under 65% now.
4) Zeke's within 35 yds of Todd Gurley now for NFL rushing lead, but Gurley and the Rams have not had their bye week yet. Zeke is also tied for the league lead in 20+ yd rush attempts (8)
5) Last 3 games Saints have scored, 45, 51 & 48 pts. Two other games they scored 43 pts each time. This means that in HALF their games, the Saints have scored at LEAST 43 pts.
6) Norv Turner might be old as the hills, but the guy is absolutely one of the best QB coaches/play callers in the history of football. Check out career inaccuracy master QB Cam Newton. His CAREER completion % was under 60% and only twice had he even eclipsed 60% in a season (both times barely). This year he's at 68.4% and is also hitting a carrer low for interception % and a near career high in TD to INT ratio.
7) There isn't much doubt the defense is improved for us, but some of the gushing is a little over the top IMO. We've given up almost 70% comp% for the season (69.8) and have only 4 interceptions and two fumbles recovered. Our yards per pass attempt allowed is also nothing to write home about, at 7.7. We are in the top-10 in yds per game allowed (8th at 331.1) but most importantly 3rd in pts allowed per game (19.0). We do rank 5th in yds per game rushing allowed (95). On the downside, we've only played 1 top-10 team in total offense (Atlanta yesterday) and 1 top -10 scoring offense (also Atlanta). We do face the Saints, Colts and Bucs in coming weeks though and all 3 of them are in top-10 in yds and pts scored. The really concerning thing though is Tennessee is one of the absolute worst offenseive teams in the league (far worse than us) and get LESS than 300 yds per game offensively (they rank 30th) and 28th in pts per game at 17.8, and our team absolutely shit the bed vs them, at HOME.
8) Offensively, we are dreadful. We rank 25th in the league in pts scored, just barely over 20 per game (20.3) We rank even worse in yds per game (27th with 327.0). The only thing we're good at is rushing the football where we are 4th at 133.3 per game.
When I look at numbers 7 & 8, it adds up to 2003 for me. Yep, the 2003 season in which the defense posted some decent numbers, but we were an awful team that got absolutely waxed in a couple games at the end of the season and then again in the playoffs. The schedule is also eerily similar. So far this yr we've played two teams with a winning record, and lost both (Houston and Washington). We've played 3 teams that are 5-5 and lost ALL THREE OF THOSE. So we're 0-5 against teams .500 or better, and 5-0 against the bad teams (Giants, Lions, Jaguars, Eagles and Falcons, none of whom are better than 4-6)
1) Has anyone checked out Drew Brees' stat line this yr? After yesterday he is now completing almost 77% of his passes (76.9), has just under 9.0 yds per attempt and a ridiculous 25 tds vs 1 (yes, ONE) int. His QB rating is 126.9, if he maintains that he'll shatter the single season QB rating record.
2) Andrew Luck hasn't been sacked once in the last 5 games. On the other hand, only Eli Manning (36) has been sacked more than Dak Prescott (34).
3) It's baby steps, but the difference the Cooper trade and the OL coach change on Prescott's play is showing up. Prescott's 3 highest comp% games have come in these last 3 games (68.8, 72.2 and 67.7). For the season he is just under 65% now.
4) Zeke's within 35 yds of Todd Gurley now for NFL rushing lead, but Gurley and the Rams have not had their bye week yet. Zeke is also tied for the league lead in 20+ yd rush attempts (8)
5) Last 3 games Saints have scored, 45, 51 & 48 pts. Two other games they scored 43 pts each time. This means that in HALF their games, the Saints have scored at LEAST 43 pts.
6) Norv Turner might be old as the hills, but the guy is absolutely one of the best QB coaches/play callers in the history of football. Check out career inaccuracy master QB Cam Newton. His CAREER completion % was under 60% and only twice had he even eclipsed 60% in a season (both times barely). This year he's at 68.4% and is also hitting a carrer low for interception % and a near career high in TD to INT ratio.
7) There isn't much doubt the defense is improved for us, but some of the gushing is a little over the top IMO. We've given up almost 70% comp% for the season (69.8) and have only 4 interceptions and two fumbles recovered. Our yards per pass attempt allowed is also nothing to write home about, at 7.7. We are in the top-10 in yds per game allowed (8th at 331.1) but most importantly 3rd in pts allowed per game (19.0). We do rank 5th in yds per game rushing allowed (95). On the downside, we've only played 1 top-10 team in total offense (Atlanta yesterday) and 1 top -10 scoring offense (also Atlanta). We do face the Saints, Colts and Bucs in coming weeks though and all 3 of them are in top-10 in yds and pts scored. The really concerning thing though is Tennessee is one of the absolute worst offenseive teams in the league (far worse than us) and get LESS than 300 yds per game offensively (they rank 30th) and 28th in pts per game at 17.8, and our team absolutely shit the bed vs them, at HOME.
8) Offensively, we are dreadful. We rank 25th in the league in pts scored, just barely over 20 per game (20.3) We rank even worse in yds per game (27th with 327.0). The only thing we're good at is rushing the football where we are 4th at 133.3 per game.
When I look at numbers 7 & 8, it adds up to 2003 for me. Yep, the 2003 season in which the defense posted some decent numbers, but we were an awful team that got absolutely waxed in a couple games at the end of the season and then again in the playoffs. The schedule is also eerily similar. So far this yr we've played two teams with a winning record, and lost both (Houston and Washington). We've played 3 teams that are 5-5 and lost ALL THREE OF THOSE. So we're 0-5 against teams .500 or better, and 5-0 against the bad teams (Giants, Lions, Jaguars, Eagles and Falcons, none of whom are better than 4-6)
