LOLLLLL ... whooo wee. It gets good here at times. Yuuuup. Just like the QB doesnt impact the game by himself. A DE will not either. LOL Cmon man this is just casual stuff. Look at the metrics the graph provides. We arent talking about team defense, thats just moving goalposts. In humoring that take, you're right Clowney by himself with Watt INJURED AGAIN (who would have thunk it!!!! WAtt injured BEFORE Clowney NOOOOOOO!!!! His knee was supposed to blow up on October 23!!!) wouldnt have made the needle move to rank this unit much better, BUT do you think he makes one or two plays to influence a game? Do you think BY THAT GRAPH he doesnt occupy multiple defenders allowing his teammates to make more plays? Dude Mercilus IS DUMPSTER JUICE!! You dont need to even double the guy. He'll just run upfield and hope the QB runs into his arms. A TOTAL NONFACTOR. Offensive Coordinators gameplan for Jadeveon Clowney.
You know what WOULD have made a difference? KJAX + CLOWNEY. We latched onto the wrong DB, and gave away Clowney for nothing AND paid half his salary. LOL
Defenses dont tell the whole story either do they? Hmm. Whats Seattles record? Hmmm. Maybe their coach has something to do with it? Hmmm. Interesting. Maybe the offense is actually carrying the team while the defense deals with injury and a down year? Yup I'd say so.
Kinda like what should have happened here.
edit: FWIW Seattle also has the hardest schedule in the NFL. Houston? 11th.