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We were much further away on offense than defense. In 2015, close to last on offense (17.5 PPG was #29, #30 CLE and #31 DAL separated by merely .3 point, #32 SF at 14.9 in a class fo offensive ineptitude by themselves) and defensively were 13th in points yielded (20.6 PPG, within a point of the next half dozen team immediately higher - #12 GB, #11 PIT, #10 NE, NYJ, ARI and HOU all tied seventh). Based on point differential, we were in the hole by a FG "getting off the bus".
If we get to a top quarter defense (#8 or better out of 32), that would translate to just 1 point per game less, relative to #13. But if we somehow got from near last to just average on offense (admittedly we have a lot further to go, but in some ways easier to get to average than to push into the elite realms of any stat, of course all relative to where each unit is starting FROM), that would translate to an improvement of 5 points per game on average. If Goff fulfills his blue chip, #1 overall pedigree and is destined for playoffs, it may not be much to ask for less than a TD or even two FG improvement relative to 2015? Add that 5 point offensive improvement plus surrendering one point less (#8 defense with upside?) translates to 6 points per game more on average, and we get off the bus each week AHEAD by the same exact margin of a FG we were losing by last season.
If we get to a top quarter defense (#8 or better out of 32), that would translate to just 1 point per game less, relative to #13. But if we somehow got from near last to just average on offense (admittedly we have a lot further to go, but in some ways easier to get to average than to push into the elite realms of any stat, of course all relative to where each unit is starting FROM), that would translate to an improvement of 5 points per game on average. If Goff fulfills his blue chip, #1 overall pedigree and is destined for playoffs, it may not be much to ask for less than a TD or even two FG improvement relative to 2015? Add that 5 point offensive improvement plus surrendering one point less (#8 defense with upside?) translates to 6 points per game more on average, and we get off the bus each week AHEAD by the same exact margin of a FG we were losing by last season.
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