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That is an awesome stat!frosted wrote:One I meant to highlight in my thread this last week:
The 2014 Vikings only lost 2 fumbles, best in the league. New England was 2nd with 4, San Diego, Arizona, and Denver only had 5, Green Bay, Seattle, and Cleveland each had 7.
I think I said it in the game thread this week - Teddy's ball security is really good! He rarely loses the ball when he's hit from the blindside, and there were a lot of chances for him to do so!
Good job Vikings.
Then, we only recovered 6 opponent fumbles. So we only went +4 on that, when we potentailly could have reaped much more benefit from it. Something to watch next year.
Some of it is dumb luck, no doubt.
It'd be interesting but I don't think it necessarily suffered all that much. I seemed to notice Barr much more in pass defense (screens) and pass rushing than I did in run support.mansquatch wrote:I wonder how many of those rushing yards came after Barr started having Knee issues? Would be an interesting thing to look at.
That'd be quite an accomplishment. I'd be incredibly surprised if that happened. They need to shore up the offensive line and someone at receiver needs to step up and they all need to stop watching Troy Williamson film. There were far too many drops this season.The turnaround in pass defense is nothing short of Amazing. Babyface's stat line is impressive. 4000 yards in 2015? Anyone?
Hmmm, no offense but that doesn't sound right. Hodges had one against the Jets. Barr scooped a fumble and ran for a TD in OT against Tampa Bay. Smith had a pick 6 against the Rams... what were the other 3?HardcoreVikesFan wrote:Finished with a -1 turnover ratio and we finished with six defensive touchdowns.
That was a bummer but 4 his misses were from 50+ yards out and one was from 68 so it's not quite as disappointing as it looks. Still, let's hope he has a better season in 2015.Blair Walsh = 74.3% FG rate
Interesting observation. I've thought about the parallel you mentioned too.J. Kapp 11 wrote:The Vikings gave up 124.8 ypg rushing prior to Barr going on IR.
They gave up 114.3 ypg rushing after.
Interesting to note that the Vikings gave up their two worst rushing totals (178 against the Panthers and 168 against the Jets) in the game in which Barr was injured, and the game immediately following. However, they also won both games.
They gave up 123.9 rushing yards in losses, and 118.2 in wins.
I don't know exactly what it all means, but it's interesting.
Something else that's interesting. The Vikings gave up at least 150 yards on the ground in five games. Those are big totals. However, in those same games, they gave up just 185 ypg through the air. Seattle led the league giving up 185.6 ypg passing. It's almost the opposite of the years where we were far and away the top rushing defense, so teams passed a lot and we gave up a ton of passing yards. Not exactly the same, but there's a parallel. I think some teams found it easier to run than to pass against us, so they did. That may mean our rush defense isn't quite as bad as it seems, but our pass defense isn't quite as good.
They must be counting the 2 blocked punts for TDs against Carolina...the third could be the Felton fumble recovery in the endzone??Mothman wrote: Hmmm, no offense but that doesn't sound right. Hodges had one against the Jets. Barr scooped a fumble and ran for a TD in OT against Tampa Bay. Smith had a pick 6 against the Rams... what were the other 3?
That was a bummer but 4 his misses were from 50+ yards out and one was from 68 so it's not quite as disappointing as it looks. Still, let's hope he has a better season in 2015.
I agree. It's great to see that kind of ball security. I hope the Vikings offense can retain that.PurpleMustReign wrote: That is an awesome stat!
Thanks, I'll bet you're right, although it would be very weird for the Felton recovery to count as anything other than an offensive TD. It happened on a pass, didn't it?ranskal wrote: They must be counting the 2 blocked punts for TDs against Carolina...the third could be the Felton fumble recovery in the endzone??
I've been thinking a lot about Barr lately and I find it interesting just how important he became to the D in such a short time. Give this guy some more experience and get him healthy again, and the Vikings will have a stud LB. Of course, they still need some more big play LBs but it's great to see that Barr is working out.J. Kapp 11 wrote:The Vikings gave up 124.8 ypg rushing prior to Barr going on IR.
They gave up 114.3 ypg rushing after.
Interesting to note that the Vikings gave up their two worst rushing totals (178 against the Panthers and 168 against the Jets) in the game in which Barr was injured, and the game immediately following. However, they also won both games.
Interesting stuff. I think it definitely means that there is more to the yardage stats than meets the eye.J. Kapp 11 wrote:Something else that's interesting. The Vikings gave up at least 150 yards on the ground in five games. Those are big totals. However, in those same games, they gave up just 185 ypg through the air. Seattle led the league giving up 185.6 ypg passing. It's almost the opposite of the years where we were far and away the top rushing defense, so teams passed a lot and we gave up a ton of passing yards. Not exactly the same, but there's a parallel. I think some teams found it easier to run than to pass against us, so they did. That may mean our rush defense isn't quite as bad as it seems, but our pass defense isn't quite as good.
The overall trend, however, can't be disputed. We gave up about 9 fewer ppg than in 2013, which was the top improvement in the NFL. If we can make some improvements against the run, and get even marginally better on offense, we can contend for a playoff spot.
I bet they are calling it "Recovery TDs", not "defensive TDs".Mothman wrote:Thanks, I'll bet you're right, although it would be very weird for the Felton recovery to count as anything other than an offensive TD. It happened on a pass, didn't it?
