re: Rewatching 2011 season. Dinosaurian Offense

Yards per play is a more precise stat when it comes to offensive production. Teams with great defenses don’t normally have huge total yards stats because they’re getting the ball with much better field position and they’re also grinding out leads late in games as where teams with bad defenses get a lot of garbage time yardage because they’re throwing 20 passes in the 4th quarter alone. Yards per play, touchdowns, pass efficiency and points per possession are more telling than total offense. I’d much rather have a team that throws for 3,000 yards averages 9 yards per attempt and 30 TDs 7 INTs with a run game that averages almost 6 yards per carry with 30 TDs than an offense that throws for 5,000 yards on 6.8 ypa with 45TDs and 18 INTs with 4.9 ypc rushing and 15 TDs.