Quote:i hate gus as much as anyone but this game wasnt on him. and also what if you remove the pick 6s by bortles what would be his average?

 

Or other defensive or special teams TDs. How about accounting for the fact that the turnovers and inefficiencies often put the opposing team in prime scoring position, or the fact that defenses will be on the field more (and thus possibly allow more points) because the offense cannot sustain drives. I don't think you can evaluate a defense in a vacuum. I linked some stats from football outsiders regarding efficiency and I thought they were quite telling.

 

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/d...atsoff2015

 

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teameff

 

The offense and special teams aren't doing the defense many favors.

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