Snap Judgments - Eagles @ Skins

[Caliskinsfan]

Some eye opening info in this article from HH

Snap Judgments: Eagles @ Redskins

Excerpt

Washington leads the NFL in rushing yards (558) and 20-yard rushes (5). The team also ranks third in yards per carry (4.4), second in rushing attempts (126) and second in total offensive plays run (284).

These incredible rushing numbers and a fourth ranked third down conversion rate of 46.8 percent have allowed the Redskins to possess the ball for an average of 36:19 minutes per game, which is the best time of possession average in the NFL by over two minutes.

So first place in time of possession is good, right? How good though? Well for starters, they have held the ball for about six minutes longer and 20 percent more than the NFL average this season. Is that good enough for you? No? Well, then hold on to your butts, because I've got more.

According to Pro Football Reference, whose time of possession statistics date back to 1983, no Redskins team in the last 32 years has ever possessed the ball for more time through four games than the 2015 team has. That would also rank them ninth best among all teams. But surely this isn't sustainable, right? But what if it is?

If the Redskins continue to possess the ball for over 36 minutes per game, then they will break the record held by the 1984 Chicago Bears! The 1983 Redskins rank 14th on this list. Eat your heart out, Joe Gibbs.

The vision of the ball-control offense that Scot McCloughan and Bill Callahan had when they arrived in Washington has truly been realized.

 

[deanpet21]

Its a great stat but it doesn't mean anything unless we can get TD's instead of FG. With those stats we should be blowing out teams. We are not b/c of turnovers and kicking too many FG's. IF we have a ball controlled offense and put up TD's then that is the recipe for a playoff birth.

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

With ya Dean, too many drives end up as field goals. With that said early reviews say I was wrong about cutting Kai.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Its a great stat but it doesn't mean anything unless we can get TD's instead of FG. With those stats we should be blowing out teams. We are not b/c of turnovers and kicking too many FG's. IF we have a ball controlled offense and put up TD's then that is the recipe for a playoff birth.

I look at it more as a measuring stick towards an identity vs anything else.

 

[Sportster 72]

I think it will level off. I think some is the way the Skins are playing and some is who they have been playing against. Can you believe Cousins has the 6th most pass attempts of any QB in the league?

 

[skinsdad62]

soon those FGS will turn to TDS