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averagejoe
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders.
its too quiet in here!
Lets go Jags and Eagles!
As much as I would love to see Brady NOT in the Super Bowl...I cannot get behind the idea of Blake Bortles. Just doesn't seem right
I have nothing against the Eagles and hope they do well.
But I believe that a Jacksonville - Minnesota Super Bowl would be good for football.
Here are some reasons:
1) The Vikings and Jags ranked 1 and 2 respectively in "points allowed." The only 2 teams that allowed less than 17 points per game (15.8 and 16.8 respectively).
2) The Vikings and Jags ranked 1 and 2 respectively in "yards allowed." The only 2 teams that allowed less than 290 yards per game (275.9 and 286.1 respectively).
3) This season there were a whopping 19 QB that averaged more passing yards per game than Blake Bortles (230.4) and Case Keenum (236.5). One of those 19 QB only started 1 game (Patrick Mahomes - 284.0).
4) There were also 14 QB that scored more TD than Bortles and Keenum. (Both B & K each scored 23 total TD.)
5) Both the Jaguars and Vikings ranked better in rushing offense than in they did in passing offense.
Jaguars were #1 in rushing and #17 in passing.
Vikings were #7 in rushing and #11 in passing.
Vikings were #7 in rushing and #11 in passing.
What does this all mean and why is this good?
The cliche says "defense wins championships," but more and more teams seem to load up on offensive play-makers each year.
The Vikings and Jaguars have shown that you don't need a Drew Brees or Ben Roethlisberger to win.
Despite the seeming ineptitude of Blake Bortles, the Jaguars controlled the CLOCK on offense and ranked #3 in time-of-possession averaging 32:19 per game.
Likewise, even though Keenum was not the first choice (Teddy Bridgewater) or second choice (Sam Bradford) to lead the Vikings, they too controlled the CLOCK on offense and ranked #2 in time-of-possession averaging 32:26 per game.
Both teams had success. Much of that was success was because of running the ball, controlling the clock, and a stifling defense.
The NFL is a copy-cat league.
For the many teams that don't have an Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady, I'm sure some GM's and owners are taking note that if they use this off-season to strengthened up the defense and were more effective at running the ball, (as opposed to finding the next stud QB and receiving duo) then their team could make a run at a championship.