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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; SFIAH, I bow to your superior knowledge on this point. Very interesting. Can you clarify for me how "scoring defense" is measured (again, this is just a question - it is not leading or critical in any way)? I just ...
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SFIAH, I bow to your superior knowledge on this point.
Very interesting. Can you clarify for me how "scoring defense" is measured (again, this is just a question - it is not leading or critical in any way)? I just want to know what I should be looking for (statistically, at least). Secondarily, I am now interested in this idea of defense winning games. There is one way in which that is obviously false (since with no points, you can't win). So the way it is intended must be more complex - good defense increases you chance of winning. It is not the only thing that matters, but it is an important part. This is what ya'll have in mind, right? Now, if the Giants and Patriots both have a top 10 scoring defense, and the Patriots had a better offense, the prediction is that the Patriots should win? Thus, having a great defense is a necessary, but not sufficient condition (requirement) for winning the SB. What then are the other factors that seriously increase the probability of winning the SB? Or, another way of thinking about it might be this: winning games (including the big game) requires a complex set of things (one of which is having a great defense). |
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