- Joined
- Feb 9, 2014
- Messages
- 20,922
- Name
- Peter
To read the rest of the stats click the link below.
*****************************************************
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2018/6/21/17486716/weird-nfl-stats-2018
What a Handful of Odd NFL Stats From 2017 Could Tell Us About 2018
Every season has statistical quirks, but will these teams and players continue their trends or regress toward the mean?
By Danny Kelly
Jared Goff’s second half was probably better than you think.
The Rams’ offense didn’t exactly fly under the radar last year as it scored a league-best 478 points just one year after finishing dead last in the same category. But while Sean McVay and Todd Gurley get a lot of the hype around that offensive explosion (and look, they both should—McVay’s scheme is brilliant and Gurley jumps over people just about every week), we still might be sleeping on just how well Goff played, too, particularly during the second half of the season.
From Week 9 on, the second-year pro out of Cal threw 19 touchdowns—the most in the NFL—and just three picks and averaged 8.18 yards per attempt (sixth). He ranked first in adjusted yards per attempt (9.14) and passer rating (109.4) in that stretch, and led L.A. to a 6-2 finish.
That late-season progression—a result, in part, of Goff getting fully comfortable in McVay’s complex new offense—portends big things. After a full offseason learning the nuances of the playbook and making subtle changes to last year’s successful concepts, the sky’s the limit for what Goff—and the Rams offense—can do in 2018.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwCODsJkdP8
The Rams ran the fastest offense; the Bears were slowest.
As long as we’re talking about the Rams, no team ran its offense at a more breakneck pace in score-neutral situations. Excluding plays run during blowouts, at the end of the half, or in the fourth quarter and overtime, L.A. snapped the ball every 27.9 seconds.
That’s not quite Chip Kelly-type tempo, but it was the fastest in the league—and based on how well it worked last year (plus McVay’s general non-stop, high-energy demeanor), it’s hard to see that changing too much in 2018.
There’s even a chance that as Goff gets more comfortable in the playbook and improves in his ability to diagnose defenses during the pre-snap phase, the Rams might end up going even faster this year.
*****************************************************
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2018/6/21/17486716/weird-nfl-stats-2018
What a Handful of Odd NFL Stats From 2017 Could Tell Us About 2018
Every season has statistical quirks, but will these teams and players continue their trends or regress toward the mean?
By Danny Kelly
Jared Goff’s second half was probably better than you think.
The Rams’ offense didn’t exactly fly under the radar last year as it scored a league-best 478 points just one year after finishing dead last in the same category. But while Sean McVay and Todd Gurley get a lot of the hype around that offensive explosion (and look, they both should—McVay’s scheme is brilliant and Gurley jumps over people just about every week), we still might be sleeping on just how well Goff played, too, particularly during the second half of the season.
From Week 9 on, the second-year pro out of Cal threw 19 touchdowns—the most in the NFL—and just three picks and averaged 8.18 yards per attempt (sixth). He ranked first in adjusted yards per attempt (9.14) and passer rating (109.4) in that stretch, and led L.A. to a 6-2 finish.
That late-season progression—a result, in part, of Goff getting fully comfortable in McVay’s complex new offense—portends big things. After a full offseason learning the nuances of the playbook and making subtle changes to last year’s successful concepts, the sky’s the limit for what Goff—and the Rams offense—can do in 2018.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwCODsJkdP8
The Rams ran the fastest offense; the Bears were slowest.
As long as we’re talking about the Rams, no team ran its offense at a more breakneck pace in score-neutral situations. Excluding plays run during blowouts, at the end of the half, or in the fourth quarter and overtime, L.A. snapped the ball every 27.9 seconds.
That’s not quite Chip Kelly-type tempo, but it was the fastest in the league—and based on how well it worked last year (plus McVay’s general non-stop, high-energy demeanor), it’s hard to see that changing too much in 2018.
There’s even a chance that as Goff gets more comfortable in the playbook and improves in his ability to diagnose defenses during the pre-snap phase, the Rams might end up going even faster this year.
