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Points per game team rank

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by 77FinFan, Jan 13, 2014.

  1. 77FinFan

    77FinFan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I have been wondering about this and finally looked it up. Pretty dang good job by our beloved Fins.

    http://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/team-stat/scoring-defense-category

    Ranked 8th in points per game. Nothing to complain about there, which is hard to believe because based on my memory we gave up every single 3rd and long and let teams run all over us. Guess we did well in the important stat. Too bad our offense was anemic.

    Also had heard that our D forced a turnover in every game and we were the only team to do so?
     
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  2. NolePhin15

    NolePhin15 Well-Known Member

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    I feel as if we always have had a very good red zone defense under Coyle. Teams scored a touchdown on the defense 46% of the times they made it to the red zone. That was 5th best in the NFL. However we were better last year only allowing teams to score touchdowns 42% of the time.

    In all honestly I feel we are an offensive line away from being a solid playoff team
     
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  3. OkiePhin

    OkiePhin Well-Known Member

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    One of the reasons why I wasn't running around asking for his head on a pike like some other were. We gave up some big plays and we need LB work, especially run D but what matters is turnovers and stops. With the turnovers Id say our D has improved.
     
  4. vt_dolfan

    vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

    And...look at the offenses we faced this year. They werent slouchs...
     
  5. Da 'Fins

    Da 'Fins Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member

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    I agree. The D performed well enough. They had a bit of a bend not break mentality.

    Really, in terms of offense and defense, it is about points per game over yards (though there is some correlation, obviously).

    I would say, an offensive line away and a better RB and we'd have been a solid playoff game. In the playoffs for sure with a better OL. Add a RB and we'd be very good.

    The problem will be next year - repeating this with 4 starting defensive free agents. 3 of them are 3 of our best players (Grimes should probably be the defensive MVP and then Soliai and Starks are a great DT tandem. The foundation of the D).

    If we can retain those 3 above - and greatly improve the OL and add a RB - this team could be a serious contender next year.
     
  6. Larryfinfan

    Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member

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  7. xphinfanx

    xphinfanx Stay strong my friends.

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    8th and that's with the last two games only scoring a total of 7 points in 8 quarters.
     
  8. MikeHoncho

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    Team defense. We're looking at opponent points per game.

    Our offense was horrific.
     
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  9. PhinGeneral

    PhinGeneral PC Texas A&M, Bro Club Member

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    The fact that we were 8th in PPG is fine, but I tend to be rather leery of a stat like that when there's a big discrepancy between PPG allowed and yardage allowed (21st). There could be a decent amount of good fortune tied into that as much as there has been solid red zone defense. Also it's worth bearing in mind that being near the bottom of the league in yards allowed also means that the field position battle is a lot less likely to go in your favor and hurts an already mediocre offense by forcing it to go even further.

    Quite frankly, I'm not convinced right now that Coyle is anything more than an average coordinator at best. I'd like to see what adjustments he makes to his system this off-season to make better use of his personnel and to mitigate the poor play by Wheeler and Ellerbe.
     
  10. Alex44

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    I'm more interested in points per drive honestly. I think we ranked 12th there defensively.
     
  11. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    Ya I personally like points-per-drive better. Even if Tanny had fumble-itis early in the year, giving extra drives left and right.

    12th in that stat feels about right...considering how atrocious our LB play was compared to recent years. When Patterson was in, strongest CB combo around IMHO...too bad he gets hurt so often. I also think the DL wasn't used efficiently, so to be sitting at 12 with all that, that's decent enough...the only true blowout was the Saints.
     
  12. 77FinFan

    77FinFan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Only gave up 30 once and that was NO in the dome.
     
  13. xphinfanx

    xphinfanx Stay strong my friends.

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    Thanks that's what I get for using my phone in a hurry to check up on things. Sounds more like it.
     
  14. NolePhin15

    NolePhin15 Well-Known Member

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    I think just average linebacker play would be huge for an improved rush defense. Coyle gets a little too much blame imo. The defense was good enough this year to make the playoffs, and I feel like he does a great job in maximizing production from defensive backs.
     
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  16. 77FinFan

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