Interesting SI article

[49ermann]

Jim Harbaugh's excellent coaching has the 49ers a surprising 5-1 - Kerry J. Byrne - SI.com

offers some statistical analysis on the effefiency of the 49ers.

 

[BallsOfFury]

This article elaborates on what I've been trying to tell my friends in other towns who are amazed at the 49ers success and appalled at the failures of their teams. It's about the efficiency of your play rather than total yards made (or made against). That's why I don't really worry about Alex Smith's low yardage totals; I've seen too many QBs this year throw for 400+ yards and lose the game.

 

[SRPnVA]

"Harbaugh's team is boldly sailing into uncharted waters of efficiency. Since we began tracking these indicators in 2004, no team has ranked No. 1 in both offensive and defensive efficiency."


That's interesting.

 

[MW49ers5]

Jim Harbaugh's excellent coaching has the 49ers a surprising 5-1 - Kerry J. Byrne - SI.com

offers some statistical analysis on the effefiency of the 49ers.

Great article and I am a huge fan of the efficiency statistic, however what these knuckleheads are measuring is not efficiency by the stretch of even Walt Disney's imagination. I believe we have identified the geniuses behind the QBR.

 

[clyde_carbon]

Not only is that performance No. 1 here in 2011, it's on pace to set the record for scoring efficiency held by the 2007 Patriots. That 16-0 New England team needed just 11.17 Yards Per Point Scored.

The 2011 Patriots, meanwhile, help put in perspective the incredible efficiency of Harbaugh's crew. Bill Belichick's team has generated 2,847 yards of offense this year -- 1,032 more yards than the 49ers in just six games. But the Patriots have scored just 18 points more.

 

[49ermann]

Great article and I am a huge fan of the efficiency statistic, however what these knuckleheads are measuring is not efficiency by the stretch of even Walt Disney's imagination. I believe we have identified the geniuses behind the QBR.

I don't think it is as bad as the QBR. These stats are simply the total points scored by a team divided into the net yards on offense + sepcial teams yardage.

(net yards)/(Points scored)

For the defensive statistic it is total yards given up by the team divided by total points allowed.

(net yards allowed)/(points allowed)

 

[deep9er]

Not only is that performance No. 1 here in 2011, it's on pace to set the record for scoring efficiency held by the 2007 Patriots. That 16-0 New England team needed just 11.17 Yards Per Point Scored.

The 2011 Patriots, meanwhile, help put in perspective the incredible efficiency of Harbaugh's crew. Bill Belichick's team has generated 2,847 yards of offense this year -- 1,032 more yards than the 49ers in just six games. But the Patriots have scored just 18 points more.

is it just offense or does it include defense and special teams?

 

[MW49ers5]

I don't think it is as bad as the QBR. These stats are simply the total points scored by a team divided into the net yards on offense + sepcial teams yardage.

(net yards)/(Points scored)

For the defensive statistic it is total yards given up by the team divided by total points allowed.

(net yards allowed)/(points allowed)

Mann, are you sure ST yardage is included? Before I posted I checked and we had 1914 yards (Passing & Rushing only) and 167 points scored, minus sack yardage (99yds) equals the 1815 total yards quoted in the article.

Something else not mentioned in the article was opportunity, thus making three critical errors in the statistic and rendering the results, as a measurement of efficiency, although interesting, effectively useless.

 

[Mozart'sGhost]

Jim Harbaugh's excellent coaching has the 49ers a surprising 5-1 - Kerry J. Byrne - SI.com

offers some statistical analysis on the effefiency of the 49ers.

I loved the following line from the article.

""The Philadelphia Eagles are the poster child of a talented but dumb football team here in 2011""

 

[Jikkle]

is it just offense or does it include defense and special teams?

I'm not sure but I think it does indirectly.

We need less yards to score because of the field position we gain from special teams.