MTZehvor said:
Pats averaged 301.8 passing yards per game with him in the lineup, and 226.2 without. Averaged 30.7 PPG with him on the roster and 21.5 without. New England did win without him, but he was hardly a mistake: They were a demonstrably better passing offense with him in the lineup. |
This is what I hate about nfl stats. They are meaningless. Think about it, if a team plays like 4 crappy defenses in a row (or is in a division with a bunch of crappy teams) they are talked up as some offensive juggernaut. Every team is different and they don’t play every team each year. There are far too many variables to account for to say one teams performance is because they had one player in their lineup for these games. You can’t break down a team performance without also accounting for the different teams they were playing against, the time of year, injuries to other players, weather, etc. Way too many variables to account for.
