KC Joyner on Duane Brown, Turnovers, and More

[Keith]

Insightful stats from Joyner... his are enjoyable reads not so much for Joyner's interpretation of the stats which imo is not always spot on, but then again, some of it is and most of it is usually thought-provoking.

In this article he examines the effectiveness of Duane Brown and Sage Rosenfels and some POA percentages (point of attack win rates) that should be encouraging for the defense this season.

Some choice clips:

I don’t want to keep bashing the guy, but on a somewhat related note, Brown also notched a terribly low 73.9% POA win rate on running plays. That means he was beaten at the point of attack on run blocks one out of four times, so he also needs to make dramatic improvement in this area. ...

The good news here is that the six of ten bad decisions that led to interceptions were from Sage Rosenfels. He posted that many in the five and half games he played, while Matt Schaub posted only four bad decision interceptions in the ten and half games he played. ...

When Morlon Greenwood was in Miami, he was known as a player who had little if any impact on the stat sheet. His Houston tenure was no different and, if that weren’t enough, he also posted a far below average POA win rate of 9.4%. Xavier Adibi, Greenwood’s likely replacement at WLB, posted a 15.4% POA win rate in a part-time play last year...

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2...ns/#more-12255

[painekiller]

Interesting:
Brown a rookie should only get better.

Adibi was slippery and should fit the new style of play.

If Schaub is not illegally hit, our season might have been different?

[NBT]

It would have helped if the refs had called these flagrant infractions.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by NBT

It would have helped if the refs had called these flagrant infractions.

No the rule should be if the illegal hit cause the other player to leave the game then the perpetrator should be out also.

[Nconroe]

POA seems like a good stat that takes a lot of work to get and interpret. Does it correlate to wins or first downs or yards per attempt? Do you have to buy the book to see these?

[NBT]

Originally Posted by painekiller

No the rule should be if the illegal hit cause the other player to leave the game then the perpetrator should be out also.

Yeah, BUT first the refs have to recognize there was a foul!

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by painekiller

No the rule should be if the illegal hit cause the other player to leave the game then the perpetrator should be out also.

I'm hoping the Texans OLinemen devote a lot of time to perfecting their cut-block technique on a certain Viking DE when the Vikes are in town for
their August preseason game with the Texans.