Stat kings: 4 Saints led NFL in 10 individual categories for 2019

AsylumGuido · 01-03-2020, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by WillMacKenzie

https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/a...4147a9088.html

“Doesn’t concern me in the least” - Sean Payton?

6% recovered league wide....over 60% recovered against Saints, probably higher without penalties negating them.

Yes, it’s a concern to anyone who wants to win football games.

It's not a concern because it would have already been addressed by anyone who wants to win football games. The alignment would have been addressed in the very next special teams meeting. Coach Rizzi was most likely addressing it himself BEFORE the next special teams meeting.

The success of the Falcon's onside licks were based upon the unique angle of the kick and the perfect bounce. The angle has undoubtedly been addressed. NOTHING can be done about a lucky bounce.

And your percentages are meaningless. Without those two lucky bounces the Saints would be no worse off than any other team in defending against the onside kick. The sample size is FAR too small to be meaningful. Although, taking odds into consideration, given the Saints are more likely than the vast majority of the rest of the league to be leading near the end of a game the odds of the opponent attempting an onside kick would rise exponentially.

But, once again, I am sure you are stressing over it far more than anyone associated with the Saints at this point in time.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,722	Re: Stat kings: 4 Saints led NFL in 10 individual categories for 2019 Originally Posted by WillMacKenzie https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/a...4147a9088.html “Doesn’t concern me in the least” - Sean Payton? 6% recovered league wide....over 60% recovered against Saints, probably higher without penalties negating them. Yes, it’s a concern to anyone who wants to win football games. It's not a concern because it would have already been addressed by anyone who wants to win football games. The alignment would have been addressed in the very next special teams meeting. Coach Rizzi was most likely addressing it himself BEFORE the next special teams meeting. The success of the Falcon's onside licks were based upon the unique angle of the kick and the perfect bounce. The angle has undoubtedly been addressed. NOTHING can be done about a lucky bounce. And your percentages are meaningless. Without those two lucky bounces the Saints would be no worse off than any other team in defending against the onside kick. The sample size is FAR too small to be meaningful. Although, taking odds into consideration, given the Saints are more likely than the vast majority of the rest of the league to be leading near the end of a game the odds of the opponent attempting an onside kick would rise exponentially. But, once again, I am sure you are stressing over it far more than anyone associated with the Saints at this point in time.
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