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Alright so Ian Eagle brings up some of the problems Henne is having, fair enough we all see them as well.
Mike B however, de-evolves into a Stat Monkey right:
This is sort of crap that makes most stats semi useless "ew, you were going good until a pass was changed into a lateral, now your YPA has dropped to 3.93..the running game is crap.."
That illuminates..what exactly? Like "22nd ranked defense" when in fact the 21 points the special teams gave up goes onto the defensive ledger, that is more points than the D has given up in 2 of 4 games, and yet the Defense is tagged with them.
Drop those ST points and the D moves to 15th place (Nolan's Historic Avg finish) and the pass defense has been outstanding at 4th in the NFL.
Stat monkeys..:chuckle:
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In the end does it really matter? There are so many analysts out there that get paid to talk you know eventually something will be said that is either asinine or couldn't be farther from the truth.
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Which proves what exactly? Mike B believes that it means the running game is not very good..all from one scorer's switch, it is absurd. -
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let em rip. the media just doesnt get it. easier to look at stats then game film
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You can't run, it makes passing harder.
One of the big reasons Sanchez is having a good season is his team leads the league in rushing, averaging over 160 yards a game, a good running game does wonders for your QB
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That is bloody stupid, and I blame Stat Monkey WHP and SABR nerds for it!
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I thought Pads was above name calling, I guess I was wrong.
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Nerds, this idea that a single change in the scorer's sheet means the entire running game is not very good is so ******ed if the Author of Moneyball could be found, he should be shot out of a cannon into brick wall. -
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Cherry picking doesn’t work. -
Oh sure, and an after the fact switching of a passing play into a running play isn't being used to attempt to make a point isn't ridiculous enough.
Who killed common sense? Was it that bastard who wrote Moneyball? -
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That’s how averaging works. -
Stat Monkey should be laughed till scorned for such stupidity.Dol-Fan Dupree likes this. -
On the other hand, it’s your right to think that the guys who write down how many yards were gained per rush attempt are the problem, not the guys gaining the yards to begin with. Keep shooting those messengers, padre. Maybe they’ll bring you better news if you clip enough of ‘em. :lol: -
You NEVER question the methods that are used to come up with nearly anything related to football, common sense would say "they changed the score book after the fact, that proves absolutely nothing" you on the other hand think that is just fine.
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MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member
Then the Thai word for monkey is something like ling.
The Tagalog word for monkey is something like unggoy.
So what Asians say monkey when they gamble? Most Pinoy gaamble or bet on **** fights. It's ok to say **** because **** is in the bible. "And the **** crowed three times." It is in the bible. **** is in the bible. The good book.
Wake up my man.
The dude abides. This aggression it will not stand, man.
DJ, i love you man!!! Like a brother I mean. Not anything perverted. But I never heard any Asian folks say 'monkey' when they gamble.
How about a group hug? We all want the Dolphins to win more than anything.
Except maybe winning the power ball lottery for $50 mil.
I can't believe there is a filter that filters out a biblical word like c0ck. :(
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Superbowl.
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MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member
The shamrock is forbid by law to grow on Irish ground.
St Patrick's day no more we'll speak.
his colors can't be seen.
for they made a bloody law against the wearing of the green.
Pads my man, were you born in the year of the monkey, in Chinese zodiac?
You sure have a fixation lately for the term stat monkey.
Maybe you are a stat monkey too?
It is ok if you are. I know you mean well and your heart is in the right place and you love the Dolphins. like any of us here, we want our beloved Dolphins to win every Sunday.
I know I have since I first saw my man Bob Griese throwing passes to Jack Clancy. Boilermaker to a Wolverine. hehehe. Purdue was once considered a QB factory ya know. -
You act like this is the first time a play has ever been changed after the fact.MrClean likes this. -
*Gosh* desides, what could that mean? Does it mean the YPA is bad? Does it mean the stats are padded with an occasional long run?
Golly gee wilikers Desides, that has to mean something...but what? what?
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For the record, I do think the running game is struggling, but not because the team rushing average has dropped below 4.0 YPA. I’ve never held that or any other number out there as a sort of Mendoza line for rushing. I have used 7.0 YPA as the Mendoza line between acceptable quarterbacking and unacceptable quarterbacking, though.
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Henning made his bones with a two Te/1 hback counter tre offense, we do not have that in the lineup this year, that has to be fixed, imo they should run Mickey Shuler on Wham blocks until his ears ring to see if he is that guy because the season is ticking away..they to get that fixed.
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The official scorer said that play was a run. It will go down as a run for all statistical references - I don't see why you would be upset with his considering that play a run. If he had changed it specifically to make a point you would have a gripe; but had he not said anything no one would even be arguing.
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Our running game has been a much bigger problem than Chad Henne. I don't know how anyone could argue that.
We are supposed to be a run-first team that hasn't been running the ball well. Our RBs have more fumbles that touchdowns.MrClean likes this. -
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MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member