I'm not so sure that he deserves any credit yet but I'm trying to keep an open mind.
You stated that after the first six games the defense improved to what would be a rated 7th overall defense in scoring. You gave the per game scoring average after the sixth game as support to your main point. What I would like to know is what was the average and overall improvement (if there was any) in total yardage given up, and more importantly, rushing yardage given up during the remaining games after the initial six.
Did the defense become a bend but don't break defense or did it stop giving up yardage. And did the offense drop during that same stretch because it got less touches, as opposed to the quick scores by the opposition in the first six, giving Bledsoe more possesions. What was the avg. no. of possessions after the first six. How did the offense's time of possession effect how much the defense was on the field?
It seems to me that most teams improve defensively as the season goes (barring injuries to key starters) as a matter of course, just from playing together, reviewing mistakes and improving their on-field communication. What proof do you really have that the improvement was a result of Gray's defensive schemes. Did his gameplanning improve the run defense or coverup their lack of pass-rush, the biggest weaknesses of the defense? Where are those stats?
I found your article interesting but inconclusive.
What say you wys?
You stated that after the first six games the defense improved to what would be a rated 7th overall defense in scoring. You gave the per game scoring average after the sixth game as support to your main point. What I would like to know is what was the average and overall improvement (if there was any) in total yardage given up, and more importantly, rushing yardage given up during the remaining games after the initial six.
Did the defense become a bend but don't break defense or did it stop giving up yardage. And did the offense drop during that same stretch because it got less touches, as opposed to the quick scores by the opposition in the first six, giving Bledsoe more possesions. What was the avg. no. of possessions after the first six. How did the offense's time of possession effect how much the defense was on the field?
It seems to me that most teams improve defensively as the season goes (barring injuries to key starters) as a matter of course, just from playing together, reviewing mistakes and improving their on-field communication. What proof do you really have that the improvement was a result of Gray's defensive schemes. Did his gameplanning improve the run defense or coverup their lack of pass-rush, the biggest weaknesses of the defense? Where are those stats?
I found your article interesting but inconclusive.
What say you wys?
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