beardown3231 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, G08 said: We gave up 0.9 points more per game We lost Hicks, Trevathan, Long, etc I'm talking about ppg against and turnovers forced. Check and check. I know who they lost, but comparatively, they were the healthiest team in the league. They had 26 players injured which was #1 in the NFL. Of course the Packers were the 29th healthiest and still finished 13-3, so you never know what could happen, but the assumption is if they were 8-8 as the healthiest & aren't the healthiest again, they could be in trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 59 minutes ago, G08 said: We gave up 0.9 points more per game We lost Hicks, Trevathan, Long, etc They also played against the hardest offensive schedule in the league. They were historically great in 2018 only "got worse" based on the high bar they set for themselves. Expecting them to do it again in consecutive years is unrealistic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 55 minutes ago, beardown3231 said: I'm talking about ppg against and turnovers forced. Check and check. There is more to defense than that. 55 minutes ago, beardown3231 said: I know who they lost, but comparatively, they were the healthiest team in the league. They had 26 players injured which was #1 in the NFL. Of course the Packers were the 29th healthiest and still finished 13-3, so you never know what could happen, but the assumption is if they were 8-8 as the healthiest & aren't the healthiest again, they could be in trouble. Not all injuries are equal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 2 hours ago, dll2000 said: It was pure. This year we are a better zoom team than other teams. So, we've got that goin' for us. Which is nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abstract_thought Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 55 minutes ago, JustAnotherFan said: They also played against the hardest offensive schedule in the league. They were historically great in 2018 only "got worse" based on the high bar they set for themselves. Expecting them to do it again in consecutive years is unrealistic. I agree with this. I think we already saw the defense's regression and we'll see a similar performance in 2020 with a small bounce-back possible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G08 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 2 hours ago, JustAnotherFan said: Not all injuries are equal. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dll2000 Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 17 hours ago, abstract_thought said: I agree with this. I think we already saw the defense's regression and we'll see a similar performance in 2020 with a small bounce-back possible. Similar to 2018 or 19? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abstract_thought Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 4 hours ago, dll2000 said: Similar to 2018 or 19? 2019 2018’s performance stacked up with the best defenses of this era and was driven by a lot of turnover and injury luck. The impact of the 2019 unit is far more repeatable as the baseline for a good defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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