2024 Thru 10 Games Vs 2023

[JTS]

See below stat comparison of 2024 thru 10 games to 2023 results and my (no doubt imperfect) observations below....


Defense
Huge improvement in defense led by improvement against the run aided by fewer TO's by offense. 4 of 28 TD's allowed directly off of offensive or special teams miscues. The defense has no doubt made really good improvement though in part due to the offense cutting way down on TO's. Still not generating sacks at the level you would like and this weighs on the passing defense stats. The improvements to the D this year remind me a lot of the improvements to the O in 2023. Key continues to do a good job of attracting and selecting assistant coaches.

Offense
Somewhat of a drop off in offense led by injury issues (King, Haynes, & Others), drop off in run offense (though still good), lack of TO's gained by defense, and missed FG's. Losing ~1.5 pts per game for missed FG''s which is the difference between 72nd and 56th in Scoring Offense. Throw in some extra scores off TO's and the offense would be about the same as 2023.

6-4 Record (5-5 thru 10 games in 2023)

49th in Scoring Defense (97th in 2023)
36th in Total Defense (123rd in 2023)
15th in Rushing Defense (113th in 2023)
75th in Passing Defense (53rd in 2023)
66th in Yards/Play (117th in 2023)
33rd in Yards/Rush (130th in 2023)
73rd in Yards/Pass Attempt (88th in 2023)
101st in Opp. Pass Rating (75th in 2023)
116th in Sacks/Game (111th in 2023)

72nd in Scoring Offense (43rd in 2023)
47th in Total Offense (34th in 2023)
36th in Rushing Offense (13th in 2023)
64th in Passing Offense (68th in 2023)
47th in Yards/Play (27th in 2023)
36th in Yards/Rush (8th in 2023)
59th in Yards/Pass Attempt (52nd in 2023)
61st in Pass Rating (59th in 2023)
2nd in Sacks Allowed/Game (15th in 2023)

61st in TO Margin (40th in 2023)
126th in TO Gained (9th in 2023)
128th in INT Gained (20th in 2023)
54th in Fumbles Gained (7th in 2023)
5th in TO Lost (96th in 2023)
23rd in INT Lost (127th in 2023)
2nd in Fumbles Lost (15th in 2023)

 

[BainbridgeJacket]

Good post. A couple notes:

1. It doesn't seem to be showing in the stats for sacks, but I'd venture to guess that if you included hurries and TFL the improvements in the front 7 would show up.
2. We're doing a great job of protecting the ball, but if we were even average at creating turnovers we'd have a different view on our team this year. It's tough to really create separation in a game without stealing some possessions.

 

[Akinji07]

I would add strength of schedule to the comparison. I think that will make 2024 look even better.

 

[Dirty Jacket]

I wonder what it’d be like to create mAyHaM on defense.

Never mind. We gucci.