This whole post is an excuse train for the defense...even though you try to downplay it as such. I mean "bad luck".....really? the opposing offense going 4-4 on 4th down down doesn't happen to good defenses. Good defenses get off the field.
You also like to conveniently ignore the situations. The seattle game in 2017, the pats game in 2017, the eagles game 2018 & the 2nd Colts game in 2018....A good defense stops their opponent in those end of game situations. Our defense failed in every single 1 of those end of game drives. Good defenses don't give up those drives & the situation has to be taken into account when you grade them. That is something the stats you use don't capture. What the offense & defense did prior doesn't matter. What are they doing inthe most crucial times in those games? The evidence says they're not living up to their billing if stopping/limiting the offense is their foremost primary job.
Finally, field position for both offense & defense isn't just attributed to the defense getting TO's..its most often attributed to ST & you very often have held it against the offense in several posts but you don't do the same for the defense. 50% of Daniels punts last year he dropped inside the 20 for the defense....that made him top 5. You really don't think that had any positive effect on the defense? You're either being obtuse are naive...I think both.
There are tons of other examples, but you get the point. Stats don't capture everything.
