[OC] How the Vikings can be Super Bowl contenders in 2022
Aug 15, 2022 18:59:18 GMT -6
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Post by Reignman on Aug 15, 2022 18:59:18 GMT -6
Good golly, it's going to take me a week to digest that report.
Wow. Lots of analysis! Reignmanesque.Yeah he's learnin ain't he? 
After this they'll start saying my analysises are MWVesque xD. The bar has been raised. 
It is probably more likely that the defensive improvement is larger because the defense was such an outlier at the end of halves, the defense has more room for improvement, and Hunter is a real factor.The defense does have the most room to improve, slightly, if we go by drive averages, but lets not forget that part of the reason they seemed so much worse than they were (other than missing Hunter) was the fact that the offense couldn't stay on the field, which I expect to improve this year, so just that alone will already help the defense.
I'm probably starting to sound like a broken record by now, but our defense gave up the same amount of points per drive as the Packers and Chiefs, but somehow they won 4-5 more games than we did. Largely because our defense was on the field for 22-25 more drives than their defenses were, because our offense held the ball on average of 30-40 seconds less per drive than their offenses. Which seems weird when you think about it because wasn't the whole point of Zimmers offensive philosophy to soak up as much clock as possible? Someone should have told him the best way to do that is to pick up first downs and not lead the league in 3-n-outs lol.
Another factor is strength of schedule: The Vikings defense faces the 27th strongest offensive schedule, so the +5 ppg improvement is even more realistic. The offense faces the 6th strongest defensive schedule, so +3 ppg improvement may be a challenge if certain defenses can shut them down. (ht Reignman)Yeah, based on my S.M.A.R.T.A.S.S. system, which goes by yards allowed/gained over average. The offenses we face this year gained 5.95 fewer yards per game than the defenses they faced typically allowed last year. The defenses we face this year gave up 5.17 fewer yards per game than the offenses they faced typically gained.
Full OFF/DEF SOS chart here:
Good luck Rams xD.
This team has almost a zero percent chance of winning a SB this season. What's wrong with some of you?Well for starters, we're not biased by our usernames. 
They probably won't even make the playoffs. they might but most likely not.Then shouldn't your username be noneanddone or something? 
Well, look at teams like the Giants in 2011. They were 9-7 during the season and got hot at the right time. Same with the Cardinals 2008 was 9-7 and went to the SB.Well I would hope our strategy wasn't the 7th seed and hope lol. Although I sometimes believe that's what it actually is. Believe it or not, that's not the most effective route to a Super Bowl.
After this they'll start saying my analysises are MWVesque xD. The bar has been raised. I'm probably starting to sound like a broken record by now, but our defense gave up the same amount of points per drive as the Packers and Chiefs, but somehow they won 4-5 more games than we did. Largely because our defense was on the field for 22-25 more drives than their defenses were, because our offense held the ball on average of 30-40 seconds less per drive than their offenses. Which seems weird when you think about it because wasn't the whole point of Zimmers offensive philosophy to soak up as much clock as possible? Someone should have told him the best way to do that is to pick up first downs and not lead the league in 3-n-outs lol.
Full OFF/DEF SOS chart here:
Good luck Rams xD.
