it seems to show defense > offense

by Jay, San Diego, Monday, July 26, 2010, 21:33 (5798 days ago) @ APND02

in correlation to TOP. (The negative values for defense might be throwing you off; take the absolute value of those for the comparison to offense. For offense, the higher the YPP and YPG the better, but for defense it's the opposite. Hence the negative correlation.)

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[original post] some thoughts on TOP and game pacing - HumanRobot, 2010-07-26, 14:17
- what do you think of this? - Jay, 2010-07-26, 18:45
  - The defensive variables are more significant - suave_andrew, 2010-07-26, 21:42
    - that's the intent of the proof - Jay, 2010-07-26, 21:54
      - Also, TOP and tempo don't necessarily go hand in hand. - LaFortune Teller, 2010-07-26, 22:10
        
        Interesting. - APND02, 2010-07-27, 05:07
  - I didn't look at the data, but is it - APND02, 2010-07-26, 20:02
    - it seems to show defense > offense - Jay, 2010-07-26, 21:33
- Very interesting - suave_andrew, 2010-07-26, 16:28
  - TOP is overrated - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2010-07-26, 19:19
    - It may be overrated as a measure of team success, but - APND02, 2010-07-26, 20:05
      - TOP tends to be the result of a good team, - nedhead, 2010-07-27, 03:22
        
        I think this is the correct answer. Well put. - APND02, 2010-07-27, 06:56
      - this dovetails nicely - Jay, 2010-07-26, 21:37
        
        Jay, did you look at whether or not a heavy dose of run - APND02, 2010-07-27, 06:55
        
        I haven't - Jay, 2010-07-27, 08:53
        
        I didn't find it to be a critical factor, mostly because - APND02, 2010-07-27, 11:02
        
        This could absolutely be it. Although I wouldn't say they - APND02, 2010-07-27, 05:02
  - also - Jay, 2010-07-26, 17:12
    - I absolutely agree with you Jay. - APND02, 2010-07-26, 17:20
      - I think TOP matters more in the NFL - Geoff, 2010-07-27, 03:09
- good stuff - Pat, 2010-07-26, 14:40

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it seems to show defense > offense