still #1 in defence!
 

2004 Regular Season NFL · AFC · NFC Team Sortables - DefensePassingRushingReceivingScoringPuntingKickoffsReturnsField GoalsTotal DefenseTurnovers


Total Defense - Total Yards/Game
Team G Plys Yds/G Y/P FD/G 3rd Md 3rd Att 3rd % 4th Md 4th Att 4th % Pen PenYds TOP TF L
Washington 2 119 223.0 3.7 12.5 4 26 15.4 0 2 0 14 94 28:34 5 2
Miami 2 124 226.5 3.7 13.5 9 31 29.0 0 0 0 10 74 30:58 4 1
Tampa Bay 2 116 236.5 4.1 11.0 7 31 22.6 0 0 0 10 82 29:32 4 1
Oakland 2 113 240.0 4.2 15.5 10 25 40.0 2 3 66.7 10 75 29:48 2 1
Denver 2 101 247.0 4.9 11.5 5 23 21.7 0 1 0 19 155 25:38 1 0
Buffalo 2 116 249.0 4.3 13.0 10 28 35.7 3 3 100.0 19 146 27:54 0 0
San Francisco 2 115 264.5 4.6 15.5 7 25 28.0 1 1 100.0 16 158 27:21 6 1
Seattle 2 126 276.0 4.4 14.5 7 29 24.1 0 1 0 9 73 30:03 5 3
Baltimore 2 117 280.0 4.8 13.5 8 28 28.6 0 0 0 15 127 27:57 1 1
Carolina 2 131 280.0 4.3 19.5 13 28 46.4 1 2 50.0 16 165 31:25 2 1

thats hard to read so ill go look it up. Our defense has kicked ass though.

Of course, this is startign to look liek the year under Lewis, where we had the number five defense. Rankings are based solely on yards, and since our offense turns the ball over so much right now it makes the yardage less. Of course this isnt really true, because ramsey likes to turn it over inside the ten...but brunell would turn it over on our side of the field.

Our defense has been awsome. They have let in less touchdowns than our offense (2 to 1 ) In fact, the one touchdown they did let in was off of a turnover. Hopefully this group keeps up, cause they can carry us to a ok record before our offense starts to click.

[url]http://nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/DEF-TOTAL/2004/regular?sort_col_1=4[/url]

Points against our Offense: 14
Points scored against our Defense: 16 - 10 off of turnovers, and 3 from a 3 & out after a long kick-off return.

Not bad.....for the D that is!

If (WHEN) our offense stops turning the ball over, we will be unstoppable!!!

:dallas:

we're #1 in yards per game (223), yards per play (3.7, tied with miami), 3rd downs made (4), 3rd down % (15.4, no ones close to this), tied for first with 0 4th downs made....
great numbers overall.

whats TF and L? having a brain fart...

Maybe Turnovers Forced , and lost or somthing like that?

[b]1)Dallas 2 137 432.0 6.3 23.5 12 28 42.9 3 4 75.0 20 239 32:56 5 3 [/b]
Minnesota 2 124 412.5 6.7 24.0 12 22 54.5 2 2 100.0 15 110 34:05 4 1
Indianapolis 2 129 409.5 6.3 27.5 12 22 54.5 1 1 100.0 5 41 28:23 3 3
New York (A) 2 126 409.0 6.5 23.0 12 24 50.0 0 1 0 5 29 33:47 4 1
New England 2 127 389.5 6.1 23.0 13 24 54.2 0 0 0 20 134 31:48 4 2
Philadelphia 2 112 385.5 6.9 20.0 10 19 52.6 0 0 0 11 75 27:09 1 1
Denver 2 140 384.5 5.5 22.0 11 29 37.9 1 1 100.0 11 92 34:22 6 2
San Francisco 2 140 364.5 5.2 21.5 12 30 40.0 1 1 100.0 20 182 32:39 6 3
St. Louis 2 115 364.0 6.3 20.5 10 24 41.7 2 2 100.0 17 130 32:00 3 3
Houston 2 127 361.0 5.7 22.0 12 23 52.2 1 2 50.0 15 157 30:20 6 4
New York (N) 2 128 345.0 5.4 17.0 6 28 21.4 1 4 25.0 13 80 28:53 5 2


If we cut down on the penalties, especially in or near the redzone. you will really have your hands full

I think it's Total Fumbles and Lost

Skins's opponents have had 5 total fumbles and lost 2...I think

still need our offense to carry us part of the way... we'll see

posted by KMD24 on a cowboys board:

[quote]Depends on how he gets his 100. Dallas can afford to give up one or two long runs to Portis. On the season, Portis has 18 runs (of 48 total - that's nearly 38%) of 1 yard or less. He can spring a big one, but the Washington OL isn't good enough right now to give him the consistent running lanes he had in Denver.

Portis managed 148 rushing yards against Tampa Bay, but the Skins only scored 16 points. Despite all his rushing yards, Washington's longest drive in that game was 4:52, resulting in a FG. Of their 13 drives, only 5 were more than 5 plays.

Washington's offense continued to struggle against New York. Of Washington's 15 drives, only two consisted of more than 5 plays. Washington held the ball for 5:15 and 5:30 on those drives. The next longest drive was 2:14.

Simply put, you're looking at an offense that can't string together a series of good plays with any consistency.

Given that, I think Dallas will get plenty of opportunities on offense. Washington's defensive numbers are exaggerated because they have played two woeful opponents. Tampa Bay managed only 6 points against Seattle, and the Giants managed only 17 against Philly[/quote]

A lotta truth here too..

I think Dallas will load up on the run and let Ramsey and your offense try and beat us via the pass

The same philosophy our opponents used against us with QuINTcy Retarder last year--beat us through the air

Im not saying PR is QC or comparing Ramsey to QC, just the same philosophy

the giants had a real offense, the boys run game is nowhere close right now, though you've got better WRs...

[QUOTE=That Guy]the giants had a real offense, the boys run game is nowhere close right now, though you've got better WRs...[/QUOTE]

Our run game has gotten off to a slow start ...cant deny that

George is gonna give ya around 3 yards a pop.. Richie Anderson back this week is a help...but the guy who gives us the speed and the big play ability is ReShard Lee...and he's 222 LBS

And the best thing (as opposed to Julius Jones) is he runs North/South and has good cutback ability and good elusiveness

Julius Jones maybe placed on IR

The Giants have a real offense? The only thing offensive about that team is their body odor.

That's great about are D. But we still need to score! And not drop the rock 7 FREEKING times!!! I can't wait to see if we can get it right monday! :dallas: :dallas: :dallas: :party

curmudgeon - their running game aint jamal or priest, but its not freaking garner or dallas either... their pass game is also better than TB, baltimore, jacksonville, etc IMO...

the first all around good offense we play is the packers... so we gotta go by what we see until then...

The giants offense is ranked #11 overall in the NFL, I guess they're doing something right

The Skins have allowed 92 yards rushing in two games, there's nobody even close to that ranking

[url]http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/statistics?sort=ypg&stat=team&pos=def&league=nfl&season=2&year=2004[/url]

3rd down % is 15%, no one is close to that either (next closest is 22%)

The reason I'm impressed with Gregg Williams is because he comes to the Redskins with an unconventional but successful program. The main reason our defense is executing is because the players are substituded based on the defensive schemes that Williams calls. He said, this not only keeps fresh legs thorughout the game but it keeps the offense confused. Williams's scheme rotates 4 to 5 LB's which is very successful because it stuffs the run and forces an opponent to rely on the pass. Keep it up Coach Williams.

Matty:

Against the Eagles on opening weekend, the Giants got so far behind that the Eagles started playing soft defense to prevent the big play about the middle of the 3rd quarter. That allows a lot of yardage to get built up in meaningless situations. The Giants were never in that game...

I believe that the Eagles' defense is now ranked 30th in the league after the Giants piled on yardage and the Vikes marched up and down the field between the 20s last night. Obviously, that is a team in a world of hurt, right? Or are we about to go off on a discussion about how the Skins' defense is so significantly better than the Eagles' defense that it isn't funny?

Yardage stats mean something when the yards matter. The trouble is that the league does not have that kind of stat available to the public so we tend to focus on averages without the context.

at the end of the year, we'll play both the iggles and the vikes and it'll be a much better measure of relative defensive prowess or whatever you want to call it...

[QUOTE=SUNRA]The reason I'm impressed with Gregg Williams is because he comes to the Redskins with an unconventional but successful program. The main reason our defense is executing is because the players are substituded based on the defensive schemes that Williams calls. He said, this not only keeps fresh legs thorughout the game but it keeps the offense confused. Williams's scheme rotates 4 to 5 LB's which is very successful because it stuffs the run and forces an opponent to rely on the pass. Keep it up Coach Williams.[/QUOTE]

All fine points Sunra. I also like the fact that at the end of the Bucs game Williams didn't revert to a prevent defense. He closed the deal the way they'd been playing all day-with a blitz and a sack

[QUOTE=Mattyk72]The Skins have allowed 92 yards rushing in two games, there's nobody even close to that ranking

[url]http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/statistics?sort=ypg&stat=team&pos=def&league=nfl&season=2&year=2004[/url][/QUOTE]


They put up like 400 yards against Philly or somthing like that. They just cant score ponits or stop anyone themselves.

I understand yardage rankings and that there's always a story behind them, but the Giants offense isn't terrible anyway you look at it. Warner, Toomer, Hilliard, Shockey, Barber, you can't deny they have some weapons. You could do a lot worse than this group.

Agreed
 

I also like the fact that at the end of the Bucs game Williams didn't revert to a prevent defense. He closed the deal the way they'd been playing all day-with a blitz and a sack[/QUOTE]

SmootSmack, I agree! I enjoyed that play! :dallas:

I think Dallas is better on offense than either team we've faced (not that they are stellar). It will be a bigger test. But we don't really face a great offense until Green Bay, I think. So we're in a decent position to have our D carry us through for a while, even if they aren't the reincarnation of Buddy Ryan's Chicago team.

[QUOTE=That Guy]curmudgeon - their running game aint jamal or priest, but its not freaking garner or dallas either... their pass game is also better than TB, baltimore, jacksonville, etc IMO...

[b]the first all around good offense we play is the packers[/b]... so we gotta go by what we see until then...[/QUOTE]

Yeah..tht powerhouse Packer offense that scored [b]10 points at home[/b] against the Bears Sunday... :laughing-

[quote]Yeah..tht powerhouse Packer offense that scored 10 points at home against the Bears Sunday... [/quote]

at least we weren't the only team to totally choke ;)

they got green and farve though... their receivers are no name, but he still threw 30 TD passes last year... the best offenses we face are the iggles and vikes, those are all kinda late into the season though... maybe TO and moss will be hurt by then...

[QUOTE=That Guy]at least we weren't the only team to totally choke ;)

they got green and farve though... their receivers are no name, but he still threw 30 TD passes last year... the best offenses we face are the iggles and vikes, those are all kinda late into the season though... maybe TO and moss will be hurt by then...[/QUOTE]

[quote]Tom Orsborn
San Antonio Express-News

IRVING — Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells says he never has coached a team that's been particularly penalty prone.


Penalty parade
The Cowboys have committed 20 penalties for a league-high 239 yards in their two games. Here's a list of the guilty parties:
Four
[b]OT Flozell Adams: Three for holding, one for a false start, 35 yards
OT Torrin Tucker: Three for false starts, one for unnecessary roughness, 30 yards
Two
TE Jason Witten: One for holding, one for a false start, 15 yards
One
G Larry Allen: Holding, 10 yards[/b]
S Tony Dixon: Pass interference, 42 yards
DE Greg Ellis: Defensive offside, 5 yards
CB Pete Hunter: Pass interference, 5 yards
LB Bradie James: Roughing the passer, 15 yards
[b]G Matt Lehr: Illegal block, 10 yards[/b]
P Mat McBriar: Intentional grounding, 22 yards
CB Terence Newman: Pass interference, 30 yards
LB Keith O'Neil: Illegal block, 10 yards
Team: Holding, 10 yards*
* Called on No. 30 on kickoff return in second quarter of Cleveland game. The Cowboys do not have a No. 30.

Two games into this season, it doesn't look like he'll be able to make that claim much longer.
The Cowboys (1-1) enter Monday night's game at Washington (1-1) with 20 penalties. Only Miami (21) has more, but the Dolphins have lost only 140 yards compared to the Cowboys' NFL-high 239.

San Francisco (0-2) and New England (2-0) also have 20 penalties each, but for far fewer yards.

The Cowboys had a league-high 11 penalties for 120 yards in their 19-12 victory over Cleveland on Sunday.

Parcells refuses to shoulder any of the blame for his team's undisciplined ways.

"Penalties are simple," he said. "It's concentration and good judgment. That's it. I don't coach penalties. You've got to blame the players for penalties. They're not paying attention or using good judgment."

One of the Cowboys' most disciplined players agreed.

"You just have to concentrate, man," defensive tackle La'Roi Glover said. "It comes down to focus, concentration and good judgment. It's as simple as that."

[b]Offensive linemen Flozell Adams and Torrin Tucker are tied for the team lead with four penalties each. Adams, a Pro Bowl left tackle, has had two in each game.

"He needs to start paying attention," Parcells said. "The same goes for the rest of them."

Said Adams: "All you have to do is practice more and be more disciplined during the games."

The flags robbed the Cowboys of field position against the Browns and helped kill several drives inside Cleveland territory.

The offensive line was the biggest culprit. Penalties called on guards Larry Allen and Matt Lehr plus the two on Adams killed drives inside the Browns' 40-yard line and limited Dallas to three points on those four possessions.

"They're taking points off the board," Parcells said.

Veteran wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson was guilty of the same sin.

Late in the second quarter, the Cowboys reached the Browns' 12, thanks to an 18-yard reception by Terry Glenn on third-and-20. Although the play came up short of the needed yardage, Dallas would have gained a first down at the 6 with 1:50 left because Cleveland defensive back Earl Little was flagged for unnecessary roughness.[/b]

[b]But then Johnson drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for kneeing Little. The penalties offset, leaving Dallas to kick a 30-yard field goal on fourth down.

Johnson's costly infraction also prevented the Cowboys from eating up more of the clock. With 1:35 left after the field goal and ensuing kickoff, the Browns marched 43 yards for a field goal to pull within 10-9 at halftime.

Johnson tried to explain himself to Parcells on the sideline, but the coach greeted him with an emphatic "Shut up."

"I know what he was trying to do," Parcells said. "He was trying not to get his teammate piled on like that. I understand that part of it. But, again, it just wasn't good judgment."

Said Johnson: "I can come up with a million excuses. But it's irrelevant. We won the game. We've moved on. I don't do stuff like that very often." [/b]

Glover said he was "pretty surprised" a veteran like Johnson would show such poor judgment.

"I don't think there is an excuse for it," Glover said. "He probably knows it. During the heat of battle, you get your juices flowing and you want to compete. I'm sure he regrets it.

"But the bottom line is we can't continue to put ourselves in those situations because it will catch up to you."



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As I have mentioned, If we cut down on the offensive penalties, especially near or in the red zone, our offense will kick arse

I agree..here's a little something I found for ya

Bryant has 11 catches for 166 83 yards per game
Glenn has 11 catches for 174 87 yards per game
Keyshawn 11 catches for 168 84 yards per game
Witten 9 catches for 99 yards 49.5 yards per game


PLEASE blitz!!!

yeah yeah, we had the massive penalties last year, big if... we'll see it when it happens... your QB is throwing lots of yard, not so much on the touch downs...