Comments on: Some stats to chew on

By: Dave In Tucson

Dave In Tucson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:32:48 +0000

Josh, you need to use < and > (including trailing semicolon) to have a literal < and >

By: joshywoshybigfatposhy

joshywoshybigfatposhy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:23:00 +0000

woah – that didn’t work. just go to dave’s link and scroll down i suppose.

By: joshywoshybigfatposhy

joshywoshybigfatposhy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:22:17 +0000

dave, this bit from football outsiders is brilliant:

To save people some time, please use the following format for all complaints: is clearly ranked because . is way better than this.

By: Packers Daily Links 11.25.09 - Railbird Central

Packers Daily Links 11.25.09 - Railbird Central — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:19:34 +0000

[...] Hayes of packergeeks found a slew of interesting statistics. Among the most surprising, "The Packers have committed the 7th FEWEST penalties as a defense." There's [...]

By: Trav

Trav — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:04:14 +0000

joshy – you’re on a hot streak here. Keep it going. High quality work!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

By: Dave In Tucson

Dave In Tucson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:45:06 +0000

I was just looking at the Packers Week 11 DVOA Ratings. Offense: #4. Defense: #1. Special teams: #31. Yikes. That's one really bad problem. (Oh, yeah--Special teams #32? That would be the Steelers). D∈T

By: 56Coop

56Coop — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:51:22 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving Packergeeks. Be back on Friday.

By: 56Coop

56Coop — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:41:46 +0000

Having a terrible day here. Thanks for the laugh joshy

By: joshywoshybigfatposhy

joshywoshybigfatposhy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:56:55 +0000

great collection there. i’m absolutely flabbergasted that grant is the #9 back in the league average-wise right now. does he have incentives in his contract? think of what our running game could be if mccarthy called 25-30 running plays per game.

here are two more stats i found:

- if brett favre wins an mvp and a superbowl, 38% of packer fans will end it all, 93% will vomit all over their new shoes, and 29% of favre-detractors will claim they supported him all the way, buy a #4 jersey, go out into the backyard with it and rub dirt on it so it looks at least 24 months old.

-if brett favre wins an mvp, throws 59 touchdowns, has a passer rating of 154.45, but contributes to his team’s failure to achieve a superbowl win in ANY WAY – 85% of packer fans will be just fine with that. if he outright loses a playoff game for his team, packer fans will (rightly) give new meaning to the word ‘smug.’

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:40:06 +0000

“The Packers have the #3 ranked defense in yards allowed per game, yet they are ranked 12th in points allowed per game.”

easily explained: the special teams unit gives the other team such a short field that they simply can’t give up more yards.