FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: 2013 TEAM EFFICIENCY RATINGS thru Week 7
Latest rankings are out and I feel like I don’t even know who these Patriots are anymore. A top-10 defense!? And bottom half offense!? What the hoodie?
Overall: 12th
Offense: 19th (21st pass, 13th rush)
Defense: 8th (5th pass, 21st rush)
- vs. #1 WR: 6th
- vs. #2 WR: 32nd
- vs. Other WR: 5th
- vs. TE: 4th
- vs. RB: 6th
Special Team: 1st (!!!!)
These rankings are pretty interesting to me. How are you top-10 covering everyone except #2 WRs who are torching you worse than anyone? I don’ think Dennard has been that bad, though I’m sure Arrington has factored into those ratings as well.
Also worth pointing out that while the Pats’ run defense has been okay without Wilfork and Kelly, when you look at these kinds of rankings they’re not doing so hot. While the Jets didn’t tear up the stat sheet with their yards-per-carry, they consistently won the down when they ran.
As for the special teams, bravo! Gostkowski is having a Pro Bowl year, and Ryan Allen is really starting to show why they kept him over Zoltan Mesko.
