Gotta talk about the rush defense

by march20 on Oct 22, 2009 8:33 AM MDT

We've been going crazy over all these other stats: we're 6-0, our offense is top 10, defense is no 1, no 3rd down conversions given up in the 2nd half in the last 5 games, outscoring our opponents 76-10 in the second. we've left out one very amazing stat: we have not given up 100 yards rushing all year. Not a 100 yard rusher like that ravens streak, but 100 yards AS A TEAM.

consider this quote from a brian howell column:

So far, no team the Broncos have played has rushed for 100 yards. The Broncos are the only team in the league that has held every opponent under 100.

That’s impressive, considering four of the six teams the Broncos have played average more than 100 yards per game on the ground — Dallas (161.0), New England (116.3), Cincinnati (113.2) and Cleveland (103.7).

how awesome is that? doesn't that just give you a warm feeling inside? Yeah i know its probably cause our opponents haven't been running the ball that much in the 4th quarter cause they're usually behind and whatnot but we held the cowboys down didn't we? THEY still ran the ball in the 4th quarter. You know what else this stat says? we don't give up big runs. why did the ravens finally lose their streak of 39 games without a 100 yard rusher? benson had a long 28 yd TD run and like 5 double-digit yardage runs. thats around 78 yards right there! we don't give up those kind of runs.

GO BRONCOS!

PS how awesome is our team that we have so much to be talking about and miss a stat like this?

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It is awesome.

I’ve been trying to figure out if Nolan actually WANTS teams to throw the ball against our D. It’s no secret that every defense want to make the opposing offense one dimensional. I think the strength of our D may actually be out secondary AND the associated pass rush. Once we make the other team a throwing team, look out. How do you make a pass happy team? Crush their running game.

by Kdo09 on Oct 22, 2009 8:57 AM MDT reply actions

you can't have a good secondary without a good pass rush

case in point: tennessee titans and arizona cardinals

by march20 on Oct 22, 2009 9:33 AM MDT up reply actions

actually case in point: broncos the last 3 years lol

by march20 on Oct 22, 2009 9:39 AM MDT up reply actions

hahaha, good catch.

If Taylor Swift were to try and tackle me, I'd let her.

by Troy Hufford on Oct 22, 2009 12:57 PM MDT up reply actions

yeah, that's crazy awesome

I’m really impressed at what we did to the New England and San Diego passing attacks. Brady and Rivers excel at making big plays when the chips are down, and they couldn’t do it against this defense. That game against Indy is going to be really interesting…

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by Broncs Cheer on Oct 22, 2009 9:41 AM MDT up reply actions

LOVE THAT STAT.

Last year it seemed like the majority of the tackling against opposing ballcarriers was done by the secondary. Not so this year. Frankly, I had forgotten how awesome it is to see our LBs taking out RBs. You can’t give enough credit to the D-line for that, either. They’re doing a fantastic job of keeping the opposing linemen off of our LBs.

- Jason

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by jubei on Oct 22, 2009 10:53 AM MDT reply actions