DPR tells us how effectively teams defend the passing game, which is more important than how teams defend the run game. Running back is a generic, fungible position. You can throw almost anyone out there and get a 4.0 YPC. Defending a position lauded when a player gets a 100 yard game is not as important as defending a position lauded when a player gets a 300 yard game. Through no small coincidence, the 0-16 Lions fielded the worst pass defense in NFL history.
So when it's said that the Dolphins had the sixth ranked defense in 2010… well, it's not a very credible achievement, because the measure being used (total yardage surrendered per game) is meaningless. That's the real point here.
And did we ever find out who the hell this Raanan person is?
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