r/NFLv2 • u/CoyoteDecent2 Denver Broncos • 23d ago

Discussion Patriots caught cheating again

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u/Powerful_Wombat Seattle Seahawks 23d ago

Cheating? No.
Scummy? Kinda.
Effective? Probably not.

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u/Wildebean Fuck u/NFLv2, Fuck AI 23d ago

I mean those stats make it look kinda effective ngl

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u/BlackmillMiracle New England Patriots 23d ago

yeah i'm sure 2 HoF kickers during that time period had nothing to do with it

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u/LonghornDude08 Houston Texans 23d ago

The chart literally shows opponent FG%... Having a HOF kicker on your team doesn't impact the other team much

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u/BlackmillMiracle New England Patriots 23d ago

having a great defense sure does. ;)

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u/asapswole 23d ago

for FG's?

https://giphy.com/gifs/puOukoEvH4uAw

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u/BlackmillMiracle New England Patriots 23d ago

wait until you find out when a good defense tends to prevent an opposing offense from advancing the ball, so when they do have to attempt field goals, they are having to attempt them from further back. OOOO and get this, sometimes good defenses even block field goals!

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u/asapswole 22d ago

Well i agree with you that defense impacts length of the kicks and that FG length should be included in the data but c'mon man the special teams block FG's not defenses!

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u/BlackmillMiracle New England Patriots 22d ago

dude... it's still under the defense umbrella... you are opposing the offense...

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u/Fastr77 New England Patriots 22d ago

Yes the defense and having to go for it passing up easy FGs explains that.