RoastBeeph Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Washington Post LinkDuring his first training camp with the New York Jets, former Ravens linebacker Bart Scott insisted to ESPN.com's Tim Graham that the one stat he never wanted to lead the NFL in was total tackles. "What you want to do is limit your reps," Scott said. "You want to lead the league in three-and-outs. You want to play the least amount of plays than anybody in the NFL. That should be your goal, to be No. 1. To have a lot of tackles? That means nothing. I could stand on the field all day and make tackles, but our team isn't going to be very good."Scott's absolutely right, and we're on his side at Football Outsiders. To that end, we keep two specific stats that reveal the actual value of a tackle: Stops and Defeats. Stops are the total number of plays which prevent a "success" by the opposing offense, which we classify as 45 percent of conversion yardage on first down, 60 percent on second down, and 100 percent on third and fourth down. Defeats are plays that stop the offense from gaining first down yardage on third or fourth down, stop the offense behind the line of scrimmage, or result in a fumble or interception. As opposed to total tackle numbers, which are statistical empty calories in the sense that so many tackles come from the old real estate adage - location, location, location. Going back to 2001, an inside or middle linebacker has led the NFL each season in combined tackles (solo and assists). This makes sense because so many rushing plays right up the gut, right in their collective wheelhouse.Babineaux had the highest percentage of defeats last year among all defensive tackles in the NFL. The guy is so underrated..a complete beast. BTW, Abraham was 3rd among all Defensive Ends in defeats as well. Those two are our defensive superstars. We just need to get a better secondary IMO and our defense will be very solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltstorm2 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Washington Post LinkBabineaux had the highest percentage of defeats last year among all defensive tackles in the NFL. The guy is so underrated..a complete beast. BTW, Abraham was 3rd among all Defensive Ends in defeats as well. Those two are our defensive superstars. We just need to get a better secondary IMO and our defense will be very solid.Or just imagine adding another Falcon on either list. Yum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo . Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Our defense sucks, we will lose 12 games this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTRaines92 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Our defense sucks, we will lose 12 games this year.Yes the defense sucks oh wait no it doesn't, the secondary does. We stop the run with ease and you are a complete moron if you think we will lose 12 games. The offense is to beast for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltstorm2 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Our defense sucks, we will lose 12 games this year.jim morrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don™ Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Yes the defense sucks oh wait no it doesn't, the secondary does. We stop the run with ease and you are a complete moron if you think we will lose 12 games. The offense is to beast for that.Chill on Jedi man ....I seriously think I'm the only one that understands him(no homo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiksilverly Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Our defense sucks, we will lose 12 games this year.Donky kong sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebonymonk Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Yes the defense sucks oh wait no it doesn't, the secondary does. We stop the run with ease and you are a complete moron if you think we will lose 12 games. The offense is to beast for that.link? I hope that's the case, but it's yet to be determined. Our best defense against the run is to jump up on teams early and make it difficult for them to run the ball, which is the same thing other teams are going to try to do to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Our defense sucks, we will lose 12 games this year.i would say 9-7 or 10-6 because our D is pretty bad but we still make the playoffs and get to the cnference title game, then we sign an all pro defensive player and get that ring baby, we are still rebuilding, but our offense is set for the next 6-7 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Dog Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Chill on Jedi man ....I seriously think I'm the only one that understands him(no homo)Then you should understand that, that really isnt Jedi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komic Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 the secondary makes everyone forget how good our d-line really is and the decent linebacker set leaves the pass coverage the only worry in my eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfistfulofhatex Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Most underrated player in the league it blows my mind he isn't a more well known player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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