tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post7336387178930194199..comments2008-01-09T17:34:45.074+03:00Comments on NFL Stats: Does Defense Win Championships?Brian Burkenoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-39899034663545143412008-01-09T17:34:00.000+03:002008-01-09T17:34:00.000+03:00Related research:Ponts scored vs points allowedDef...Related research:Ponts scored vs points allowedDefense in the postseasonandConsistency of offense vs defenseBrian Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371470711365236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-47758175699263396342008-01-05T06:31:00.000+03:002008-01-05T06:31:00.000+03:00I'd buy that. What kind of correlation coefficient...I'd buy that. What kind of correlation coefficients are you referring to? Do you have an analysis on this? Too bad there aren't more playoff games for data!Brian Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371470711365236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-33190229120904264552008-01-05T05:37:00.000+03:002008-01-05T05:37:00.000+03:00My mantra has been that very good offenses are mor...My mantra has been that very good offenses are more common than very good defenses, and very good offenses are more likely to take a team to the playoffs than very good defenses. So if you have a bunch of teams with very good offenses, the only thing that's going to set apart one team from the rest of the pack is a very good defense. That's why defense seems more important in the postseason, Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941314072950152029noreply@blogger.com