How much is FF affected by bad defenses? (1 Viewer)

[PhantomJB]

It is commonly said that "so and so gets a boost because his team's defense is terrible and therefore will get tons of yards/recpts/points in garbage time."

In particular, I'm looking at this year's Cowboys skill positions. With the loss of D. Ware and now S. Lee from an already porous defense, the Dallas O would seem to fit the above profile.

It seems to me that offenses with bad defenses often get totally shut down with 3 and outs and turnovers because they become highly predictable after getting behind early and playing in catch up mode. Points in garbage time seem much more random than predictable.

Is it all just a perception or is "garbage time" something to bake into your drafting strategy?

 

[ebsteelers]

Well garbage time and shoot outs are 2 different things.

You can expect Dallas/Eagles/Bears to have good offenses no matter how their defense but you cant predict garbage time stats.

So shoot outs yes.

garbage time stats, you cant bake into your drafting. Who knew Griffin would be the King of that last year.

Maybe you can use garbage time on a week to week basis maybe to break a tie (Allen Robinson vs. the Pats, compared to Davante Adams vs. the Niners etc.) but its hard to predict in August who will get you garbage time numbers.

Look at garbage time numbers as a bonus but dont expect them

 

[PhantomJB]

Well garbage time and shoot outs are 2 different things.

You can expect Dallas/Eagles/Bears to have good offenses no matter how their defense but you cant predict garbage time stats.

So shoot outs yes.

garbage time stats, you cant bake into your drafting. Who knew Griffin would be the King of that last year.

Maybe you can use garbage time on a week to week basis maybe to break a tie (Allen Robinson vs. the Pats, compared to Davante Adams vs. the Niners etc.) but its hard to predict in August who will get you garbage time numbers.

Look at garbage time numbers as a bonus but dont expect them

Thanks. You are correct. I changed the OP to address strictly garbage time.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

I think Denvers garbage defense last year helped Peyton get this 55 tds