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Inside the numbers: Five stats that reveal more about 2013 Patriots – WEEI | Christopher Price
Great stuff from Chris Price. We’re starting to ramp up on the stats a bit…
Time of possession
• 2012: 31:15
• 2013: 32:15
Points by the offense
• 2012: 82 (27.3 per game)
• 2013: 59 (19.7 per game)
Points allowed
• 2012: 64 (21.3 per game)
• 2013: 34 (11.3 per game)
Third-down defense
• 2012: 13-for-36 (36 percent)
• 2013: 15-for-45 (33 percent)
According to a source, Patriots tackle Sebastien Vollmer suffered a sprained foot during Sunday’s game. Not thought to be serious.
— Karen Guregian (@kguregian) September 24, 2013
Massey and Thaler have advice for GMs: only suckers trade up. Over those 14 years of drafts, they calculated the outcomes of every possible 2-for-1 trade for a first rounder using the Draft Value Chart, and found “overwhelming evidence that a team would do better in the draft by trading down.” The team that would have traded down would have gained an average of 5.4 man-starts per season, with roughly the same amount of Pro Bowl appearances, at a cheaper cost.
Study: NFL Teams Have No Idea What They’re Doing In The Draft
I love it when a scientific study comes out that validates pretty much everything I’ve written about the draft being a total crapshoot.
So for those who complain about and criticize BB’s drafting, just stop.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/massey-and-thaler-have-advice-for-gms-only/
Normal recovery time, even without surgery, is anywhere from two to six weeks. League sources said Amendola is healing faster than that, at a pace closer to three to four, which means he might play as soon as next Sunday at Atlanta.
If Gronk and Amendola come back this week? Oh boy…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/normal-recovery-time-even-without-surgery-is/
Impact on Brady? Not much. The Patriots have run a lot of the same plays and just change up the personnel, so I think a lot of their offensive evolution outside of 2007 and 2013 is more directly tied to the strengths of their players.
I never thought they purposely said “we need to go to a two tight end offense” in the 2010 draft. Good players were available, they drafted them, and adjusted their offense to fit the pieces they had.
In Patriots offense, a slot is a slot | CSNNE.com
As much as it kills me to see Welker catching passes from Peyton, there hasn’t been much drop off at the position in New England, and once Amendola comes back it should be even more productive.
Yes, the Denver Broncos offense does look good. But remember, this is September. I remember as a player watching Peyton play in September and thinking to myself, “Wait until we get you in New England in the winter time.” The efficiency of the Broncos offense, and every offense, will always be higher in September. As the year goes on, and there becomes more tape to watch and the weather turns, that’s when defenses will start to regain an advantage on the Broncos.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/yes-the-denver-broncos-offense-does-look-good/
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