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Top 10 in both Total Offense and Total Defense = last place???
- Thread starter AndyWin
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Dutchrudder
Hall of Fame
You are definitely the first person to bring this up.
infantrycak
Hall of Fame
No reason to not look at both but definitely points are more important especially where the discrepancy is so large, as in:
2013 Texans on points - offense 29th, defense 27th
Now that looks like 2-10.
The button says New Thread not Retread Thoughts.
TheMatrix31
Hall of Fame
Didn't the Chargers have the same thing happen to them that one year they had all those special teams failures?
Exascor
Veteran
They were #1 in offense and defense by yardage in 2010 and missed the playoffs at 9-7. They weren't first in line for the first pick in the draft though.
TejasTom
All Pro
This has more to do with starting field position than anything else.
Our defense can't give up anymore yards because the opposing team takes a short field to the end zone.
The offense has gets lots of yards because they start behind the 20 so often.
HJam72
Hall of Fame
It might be an issue, but they really do suck in the red-zone. Both O & D.
Thorn
Dirty Old Man
I vote we stop counting points and just go by yardage. Texans in the Superbowl, baby!
Yeah, I mentioned this crap a week or so ago. Judging offenses and defenses by solely yardage is silly. Like our wonderful secondary giving up so little yardage just makes me LOL. HOW MANY POINTS DO THEY GIVE UP??????
HJam72
Hall of Fame
Yeah, I mentioned this crap a week or so ago. Judging offenses and defenses by solely yardage is silly. Like our wonderful secondary giving up so little yardage just makes me LOL. HOW MANY POINTS DO THEY GIVE UP??????
Only one point per yard, sir. Very respectable stud parading.
This is what happens when you get to rack up yardage in blowouts and teams are ahead running out the clock. Basically spot 1 TD a game on tunovers and have the worsrt ST's ever.
This proves what I've been telling TK for yrs, stats are for losers.
This proves what I've been telling TK for yrs, stats are for losers.
IlliniJen
Hall of Fame
fify.
Honoring Earl 34
Something Witty !
The Texans are great on O&D between the 20's . It's inside the 20's that they blow big time . 
Marshall
Not pretty, but ALIVE!
Yes! We are the best worst team in NFL History!
Like The Hoodie said, "stats are for losers, the scoreboard is for winners".
So, yeah, whatever helps you cope, Texans fans.
But to me, stats are completely worthless when your team is losing 10 in a row and shows very little life for an entire season.
The only stat that has given me any joy this season is Andre Johnson hitting 900 catches, one of only 15 players to do it and the second fastest to achieve it. It means something to him, so for that, I care. Congrats, Andre. You are the lone bright spot in a very dismal season.
Playoffs
Hall of Fame
Good for fantasy football, not always good for reality football.
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infantrycak
Hall of Fame
Pretty good for a guy whose demise was reported 3-4 years ago.
I wonder if our close losses are a result of coaching, loss of key players to injury, or a combination of both? I tend to think that different coaching would have made a difference in most of those games.
I've never understood why they use YPG to rank teams. Maybe an NFL history buff will clue me in.
Mr teX
Hall of Fame
what's the difference between this year & last? We had the same coach making the same blunders last year.
Arian may just be worth 4 more pts a game, But it's hard to quantify b/c the 2 games we have won this year he didn't run it particularly well...and his best game before he went out was in the blowout loss against STL....plus Tate filled in very well for him last week....we ran it about as well as we have all season & we still lost by 3.
Once the losing slide gained momentum, it may have just been "intangibles" that turned it into a landslide. The Texans just had that losin' feeling.
Agreed. 7 losses by a TD or less. Heartbreaking.
Marshall
Not pretty, but ALIVE!
And Satan said, "Take a bite, what harm can it do?"
Bert Orange
Practice Squad
It was the last year (2006) that a team (Oakland) finished in the top 3 in total defense and finished dead-ass last. We have allowed 27ppg resulting is us being ranked 27th in scoring defense.
Guess not all defense is created equal. Also interesting, Pittsburg had the #1 ranked defense last year and failed to make the playoffs.
Guess not all defense is created equal. Also interesting, Pittsburg had the #1 ranked defense last year and failed to make the playoffs.
Playoffs
Hall of Fame
Turnover margin. In 2013 we're 31st(thank you Geno)/32. In 2012 we were 8th/32. QB throwing pick-6s is a killer.
2012Champs
Hall of Fame
Well Case hasnt tossed a pick 6 but also hasnt won a game.
I wonder where the D ranks in turnovers
The Pencil Neck
Hall of Fame
Tied for last.
Tailgate
Fall of Hame
Can't believe it took this long for somebody to mention the turnover margin. We went from top 10, to 31st in one year. Nothing will kill you more than turnover margin and it is the backbone of our collapse.