Week 10 DVOA Ratings

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DVOA ... blech
Published 11/14/2007 by Sunil <info@canalstreetchronicles.com> at Canal Street Chronicles: Front Page Posts
Unfortunately, DVOA, the Football Outsiders' wunderstat, seems to paint the Saints as a mediocre team. The unfortunate part isn't the stat itself, the unfortunate part is that the stat is dead-accurate. According to the Football Outsiders, the Saints are 21st in the league in team DVOA, - 12.4%. Their offense is a bit disappointing, 11th at 8.7%; their defense is a horrendous 29th, 16.6% (remember that positive defensive DVOA is bad). Most disappointing, their special-teams DVOA is 28th, at -4.6%.

Saints at Texans: Insert 'Reggie Versus Mario' Storyline Here
Published 11/15/2007 by Stephanie Stradley at FanHouse
... The Texans and Saints are fairly evenly matched--their offenses can move the ball and their pass defenses only frighten their fans. The biggest difference may be special teams. With few exceptions, the Texans special teams has out performed the rest of the team. ...

49ers-Rams Preview: How Low Can They Go?
Published 11/17/2007 by Erik Larson at 49ers
... and their replacements have started to jell. So rather than go through key matchups or strategy points for this week’s Rams game (just like every week, the only ones that favor the 49ers involve Nate Clements, Patrick Willis, and Andy Lee), I think it’s time to start discussing just how historically bad the 2007 49ers are. No, it’s not just your imagination. They are one of the worst teams to ever be assembled in NFL history. Here are a couple numbers and links of note: According to Football Outsiders’ team rankings , which take into account every play of every game adjusted ...