These stats would be better if they were actually accurate...
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Originally Posted by DisGunBGud
If you're referencing me then let's try a different approach. Mr. Pats fan who clearly doesn't have a pot to piss in says Pats ST's >>> Falcons ST's. LAUGHABLE! Why you ask?
KICKER: Raw numbers clearly indicate Matt Bryant had a better year than Stephen Gostkowski. And yes every Pat slappy will scream out but your guys kicks in a dome, that isn't fair, wah wah wah. True he does kick in a dome but he also did miss less attempts while putting in more volume. Also I watched Gostkowski kick a ton this year and this guy was missing kicks he usually makes in his sleep. POINT FALCONS!
Easier kicking conditions lead to a higher % of made kicks. More news at 10. Table is for field goals & includes playoffs:
| Dome | % | Outdoors | % |
Bryant | 21/22 | 95.5% | 16/18 | 88.9% |
Gostkowski | 3/3 | 100.0% | 29/34 | 85.3% |
But yeah, Gostkowski kind of sucked this season, so it's reasonable to say that Bryant had a better year. It seems silly to say that either provides a big advantage, though.
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PUNTER: Something about the Patriots punter pinning people deep in their own territory non stop was mentioned earlier in this thread. Doesn't surprise me it's another fallacy created by New England pole smokers. Not only did Matt Bosher (Atlanta's punter) knock 29 punts out of his 66 inside the 20 this year but he's 2nd in the league in average punt distance. Case in point the man is a beast. As for New England's guy? He averages a middling league average in distance and actually has less punts pinned inside the 20 but has 14 more attempts. Not to mention over half of his punts have been returned this year. Usually not a great thing. POINT FALCONS!
I feel like you just made up these #s entirely? Bosher had 44 punts this year, not 66, of which 21 were inside the 20. Allen has 72 punts this year (28 more than Bosher), and 2 more inside the 20 (23). Also, Allen has had 27 of 72 punts returned this year...that's 37.5% (less than half, for reference purposes Bosher has had 21 of 44 returned, or 47.7%).
Bosher has allowed 21 returns for 209 yards and Allen has allowed 27 returns for 134 yards. That's why their net punting averages are so similar...41.6 for Bosher & 41.4 for Allen.
While it's totally fine to say Bosher had a better season as a punter, your #s are entirely made up, & he again benefits from playing in a dome.
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RETURN: I'll keep this short and sweet. The Falcons are top 10 in average return yards on both kick and punt returns. The Patriots are basically dead last in both categories. POINT FALCONS!
Pretty sure you were looking at the yards allowed, not the return yards stats, as that's not a factual statement either (Falcons are 21st in KR avg).
Anyway, here's a table:
| KR Avg | Opp KR Avg | PR Avg | Opp PR Avg | Net +/- |
Falcons | 21.0 | 22.6 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 0.2 |
Patriots | 18.7 | 19.3 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
Of course in the playoffs it's...
| KR Avg | Opp KR Avg | PR Avg | Opp PR Avg | Net +/- |
Falcons | 16.7 | 32.7 | 12.0 | 2.5 | -6.5 |
Patriots | 35.5 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 17.2 |