A Good Trend
To me, I have seen an excellent trend in our games this year, and it has to do with a single stat: passes defensed. The first game of the preseason, at San Francisco, we only defensed two. The second game, at Seattle, we only defensed four. This was troubling, because with the revamped secondary and increased pressure we were seeing up front, I expected us to be swarming to the ball and breaking up far more passes than last year. In our historic three-game collapse last year, we managed four, two, and zero passes defensed against Carolina, Buffalo, and San Diego, respectively. This is in line with our overall stats last year, since we were second to last only to the pitiful Lions with 57 passes defensed in all of 2008. This compared to the league-leading 125 of the Ravens.
Now, with the third game(the third game interestingly enough corresponding with the debut of Dawkins), we defensed seven passes. Follow that with last nights performance, an eye-popping 14 passes defensed! Average all four preseason games, we broke up 6.75 passes per game, extrapolate that over 16 games that would be 108 PD. I know, we can't reliably take stats from meaningless games and predict the meaningful ones, but I'm still extremely encouraged by the defense so far. We've done great job shutting down the run (97.5 yards per game), especially while the first team has been in, and the increased QB pressure and batted passes shows me this defense should be quite improved from last year.
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Nice improvement all over
There are lots of nuggets like this that have me looking forward to the season. Thanks for the heads-up on the passes defensed.
by BroncosBassist on Sep 4, 2009 12:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed Bassist
Poorboywillie makes some astute observations, good work willie.
by BroncoCUbuffs on Sep 4, 2009 3:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please explain passes defensed
A sure catch batted away?
A hurried throw?
An interception?
Any or none of the above?
Many Thanks
broncorat
by broncorat on Sep 4, 2009 12:35 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
A general web search
turned up no results, but I found this definition on wikipedia:
In American football a Pass deflected, also known as a Pass defended, is an incomplete pass that is caused by a defensive player. This is done by slapping or blocking the ball, and is an important statistic for determining a defensive back’s effectiveness.
I know that 1 in your list definitely counts, but I don’t think 2 or 3. I don’t believe 2 counts unless the defender got a hand on the ball. I believe you must contact the receiver or the ball to count as a PD.
Jason
The Hanging Curve
by poorboywilly on Sep 6, 2009 11:16 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
In every "Stat" we take hope and inspiration that positive "Change" has come!!!!
Yes! Im a proud, card carrying member of the “I Drink The Koolaid” Society. Oh yeah!
"Attitude reflects Leadership" Hogblog...aka KSM
by Hogblog on Sep 4, 2009 12:37 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Further evidence that demands a verdict,
and the verdict is, this defense will be vastly improved this year.
"He can take his'n n beat your'n, or he can take your'n n beat his'n." Florida A&M Coach Jake Gaither on Alabama Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.
by turnerstoe on Sep 4, 2009 2:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
One more sign that we're on our way
13-3 Baby!!
"The best defense is a good offense. Or is it the other way around." Wolverine
Pray for the best, prepare for the worst, and know you will come down somewhere between the two.
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by BShrout on Sep 6, 2009 11:59 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

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