(04-05-2019, 09:06 AM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(04-05-2019, 07:14 AM)JackCity Wrote: https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-a...tions-2018

interesting read

This is disturbing. It appears we traded in our Edsel for a Gremlin. That's not a surprise given the Jags poor record of evaluating QBs in the past ten or more years.

I hope Foles proves this wrong.

That percentage can be altered readily by the use of play action pass on first and second down when the run game is clicking. 

If the Jags can make that happen, I'm not concerned about this somewhat misleading "stat." 

For instance they are lumping the more important third down "failed completions" in with the others and not accounting for drive ending failed conversions or otherwise. 
Do we really give a [BLEEP] about a "failed" second down completion if the third down moved the chains? 
I don't. Same applies to the first down stat. 

Philly in 2018 was in the middle of the pack in third down conversions (#12 league-wide.)
41% conversion rate on 3rd down. 

I'm not going to weigh this very heavily until we get a look at DeFilippos's playbook and calling for a few weeks in September. 
If they are overusing too many passes behind the L.O.S. by week 3 or 4, then this topic may be a legit issue.

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