JMR
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The same reason baseball teams continued to use wins/losses when evaluating pitchers, or RBIs and errors when evaluating position players. Mostly stubbornness. And more teams ARE doing it. Teams are promoting and hiring coaches who are innovative (I know it's a buzz word, but it applies) in their approach to the passing game. Teams are throwing the ball more than ever before. And yeah, talent helps, but on the flip side, a creative offensive philosophy that schemes guys open and provides a flurry of check down options is actually a good way to mask a lack of talent. New England has been doing that for years.
When you really look at the statistical data behind offenses, there's really no debating that throwing the ball more often gives you the best chance to score points. If I'm playing devil's advocate, I would actually say that the biggest argument against it would be the impact it has on your own team's defense. I don't claim to know that correlation, but I would imagine there is a benefit to your own defense by running the ball effectively.
The interesting thing about bringing up NE: they were the winner in last night's game against the en vogue Chiefs. The Pats ran more times than they passed.
I am not saying there is one way to do it or that one way is better than another way, but you have to have the right people to try to play how the Chiefs and Rams are playing. I don't buy that the Cardinals and Bills are just victims of their own stubbornness. Throwing the ball "more" may give you a better chance to score more points if you have a great QB, but it may not if you have a middle of the road or worse starter. I also don't buy that you can just make an average to below average QB into a much better one simply by being "innovative" or deciding to be "explosive" and throwing it more. Maybe I'm one of those stubborn guys you're talking about, haha.
I'll leave this part of the discussion (which I appreciate, btw) with this: last night in a game against an undefeated opponent that has one of the best offenses in the league, the head coach who many think is the best of all time decided -- with the QB who many think is the GOAT -- to run it more than he threw it.
The Chargers could be close to a PK, but I will bet a healthy sum of money that unless there are major injuries we will be dogs against Minnesota. Not that it matters in the end.
We have very disparate opinions on how good Minny is I guess. I really liked them in pre-season, but the product hasn't really matched up to the hype for me, and then you have the beating they took at home by Buffalo when they were favored by like the biggest margin in a billion years or something like that. They are having a really hard time running the ball. Red flags with that team. If we played them this Sunday, I would bet anything we would be a slim favorite at home. Week 14 is a long way off though, so I guess we'll see.
I agree with all, except the 8-8 part. We are ascending and don't look a thing like the team we saw the first 2 weeks. In the last 4 games, our only loss is a 2 pointer vs the undefeated Rams. 33 total points allowed in the 3 wins. But yes, dropping any of the games we "should" win makes a winning record that much more challenging. I am looking forward to seeing how these guys attack it. It's a fun team for me to root for with fewer loud, entitled personalities and more young & hungry players trying to make a name.I think it's entirely possible that the Seahawks win 1, or even 2 of those games. But they also have to win the games against the teams we expect them to beat. So while you're absolutely correct that you can't take the list of teams we probably should lose to and automatically assume losses, the same exercise applies to the games we should win. Ultimately, I think 5-5 over the final 10, to go 8-8 (which is what I predicted) is a pretty likely outcome, give or take a game in either direction.