Packers passing defense not the worst in 2011

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

13 years ago

The Packers gave up 7.2 yards Defensive Real Passing Yards Per Attempt and the Buccaneers agave up 7.57 and the worst in the NFL in passing defense (by yards) was the Panthers at 7.58! - link .

You'll also find that the Packers defense was passed against more than any other team as well.

Here's a breakdown of plain yards per attempt.


					Att	Yards	YPA
1	Pittsburgh		530	2981	5.62
2	Houston			538	3322	6.17
3	Baltimore		535	3430	6.41
4	Tennessee		591	3809	6.45
5	Cleveland		469	3158	6.73
6	N.Y. Jets		507	3414	6.73
7	Chicago			631	4273	6.77
8	Detroit			604	4102	6.79
9	Cincinnati		539	3662	6.79
10	San Francisco	579	3978	6.87
11	Arizona			578	3978	6.88
12	Seattle			543	3750	6.91
13	Jacksonville	513	3554	6.93
14	New Orleans		626	4413	7.05
15	Oakland			601	4262	7.09
16	Philadelphia	518	3713	7.17
17	Atlanta			560	4017	7.17
18	Miami			590	4233	7.17
19	St. Louis		484	3562	7.36
20	Denver			534	3987	7.47
21	Washington		509	3804	7.47
22	N.Y. Giants		589	4417	7.50
23	Kansas City		454	3407	7.50
24	Dallas			545	4146	7.61
25	Buffalo			507	3924	7.74
26	Indianapolis	493	3824	7.76
27	Green Bay		636	4981	7.83
28	San Diego		478	3778	7.90
29	New England		620	4983	8.04
30	Minnesota		538	4361	8.11
31	Tampa Bay		481	3962	8.24
32	Carolina		490	4119	8.41

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CaliforniaCheez
Member

13 years ago

Let's just look at the purple slimers.

The vikling ding-a-lings were:

32nd last season in opponents QB rating
32nd in Passing TD's surrendered
32nd in INT's
31st in opponents completion %
31st in opponents pass plays over 40 yards
30th in pass yards per play

Nobody would want to have the vikling pass defense.

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PackerTraxx
Senior Member

13 years ago

Sometimes a team with good pass and run defense has one look worse than the other simply because the opponent has to choose the lesser of two evils. Therefore, the lesser evil looks worse than it is. The Packers were not in that situation, they need to improve both. The point is statistics are usually and indicator best, rather than an answer.

Why is Jerry Kramer not in the Hall of Fame?

yooperfan
Veteran Member

13 years ago

No matter how the numbers are twisted to show the Packers weren't the worst, those stats don't make me feel warm and fuzzy.
Anyone who watched the games knows the Packers pass defense was pathetic no matter how you shade the numbers.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

13 years ago

Originally Posted by: yooperfan

But, but, but what about all those interceptions???

yooperfan
Veteran Member

13 years ago

IMHO all the route jumping they did to try to make the interceptions were part of what made them look so bad when they didn't make the play on the ball.
I love the interceptions if they don't give up solid defense just to make the big pick to add to the glamorous stats.

nerdmann
Premier Member

13 years ago

Originally Posted by: yooperfan

If your D is getting to the QB, forcing him to get the ball out before he wants to, THEN jump the route. If he has all day to sit back there, just make sure your guy is covered.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

Pack93z
Select Member

13 years ago

Let's be honest here.. and I know we are looking for a silver lining.. but the Packers defense may or may not have been statically the worst in this aspect or that aspect.. but it simply was a poor defense from the pass rush trickling into coverage.

Yes we jumped routes and picked the ball.. but a more telling stat to me was 3rd down conversion 43% which was bottom third of the league coupled with # of penalties, 122 for 948 yards bottom near the bottom of the league in both.

Sprinkle in yards per play.. 6.3 dead last.

The defense was, if not the worst, right there among the worst defenses in the league, yes our fatal flaw from last season.

"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"

DakotaT
Select Member

13 years ago

This whole reaks of Viking type desperation. Please my brothers, stop! I beg you!

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