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here are some interesting stats from this year's reg season. seeing that we've had the chicken-egg discussions about pass rush vs. cover corners, I found some interesting numbers:
top eight teams in Sacks in NFL 2007:
1. Giants -Super Bowl
2. Patriots -Super Bowl
3. Cowboys-playoff team
4. Seahawks-playoff team
5. Chargers-playoff team
6. Bears
7. Titans-playoff team
8. Vikings
Saints ranked tied for 19th
four of the top 8 passing defenses made the playoffs where six of the top eight defenses in sacks made the playoffs.
top 8 teams in Interceptions in NFL 2007:
1. Chargers-playoff team
2. Colts-playoff team
3. Titans-playoff team
4. Jaguars-playoff team
5. Seahawks-playoff team
6. Bengals
7. Cowboys-playoff team
8. Packers-playoff team
wow. not that this should be a big shocker, but when you consider the Saints were ranked 28th in this category, it's a pretty telling weakness that needs to be addressed.
One more thing that stood out to me is the Vikes, who have one of the top DT duo's in the NFL. The Vikes were first against the run, eight in sacks, yet dead last in the NFL in passing defense. Just some numbers I ran across.
top eight teams in Sacks in NFL 2007:
1. Giants -Super Bowl
2. Patriots -Super Bowl
3. Cowboys-playoff team
4. Seahawks-playoff team
5. Chargers-playoff team
6. Bears
7. Titans-playoff team
8. Vikings
Saints ranked tied for 19th
four of the top 8 passing defenses made the playoffs where six of the top eight defenses in sacks made the playoffs.
top 8 teams in Interceptions in NFL 2007:
1. Chargers-playoff team
2. Colts-playoff team
3. Titans-playoff team
4. Jaguars-playoff team
5. Seahawks-playoff team
6. Bengals
7. Cowboys-playoff team
8. Packers-playoff team
wow. not that this should be a big shocker, but when you consider the Saints were ranked 28th in this category, it's a pretty telling weakness that needs to be addressed.
One more thing that stood out to me is the Vikes, who have one of the top DT duo's in the NFL. The Vikes were first against the run, eight in sacks, yet dead last in the NFL in passing defense. Just some numbers I ran across.