'17 Rams: Wade Phillips will improve the D: Odds Overdue?
| May 22, 2017 09:01AM |
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Rams43
A near certainty for the 2017 Rams: Wade Phillips will improve defense
2014-15 Denver Broncos
Before Phillips: 3rd in yards allowed, T-16th in points allowed; 5 Pro Bowlers.
After Phillips: 1st in yards allowed, 4th in points allowed; 5 Pro Bowlers.
2010-11 Houston Texans
Before Phillips: 30th in yards allowed, 29th in points allowed; 0 Pro Bowlers.
After Phillips: 2nd in yards allowed, 4th in points allowed; 2 Pro Bowlers.
2006-07 Dallas Cowboys
Before Phillips: 13th in yards allowed, 20th in points allowed; 2 Pro Bowlers.
After Phillips:9th in yards allowed, 13th in points allowed; 4 Pro Bowlers.
2003-04 San Diego Chargers
Before Phillips: 27th in yards allowed, 31st in points allowed; 0 Pro Bowlers.
After Phillips: 18th in yards allowed, 11th in points allowed; 0 Pro Bowlers.
2001-02 Atlanta Falcons
Before Phillips: 30th in yards allowed, 24th in points allowed; 1 Pro Bowler.
After Phillips: 19th in yards allowed, 8th in points allowed; 1 Pro Bowler.
1994-95 Buffalo Bills
Before Phillips: 17th in yards allowed, 22nd in points allowed; 1 Pro Bowler.
After Phillips: 13th in yards allowed, T-12th in points allowed; 2 Pro Bowlers.
1988-89 Denver Broncos
Before Phillips: 22nd in yards allowed, 20th in points allowed; 0 Pro Bowlers.
After Phillips: 3rd in yards allowed, 1st in points allowed; 3 Pro Bowlers.
2016-17 Rams
Before Phillips: 9th in yards allowed, 23 in points allowed; 1 Pro Bowler
After Phillips: ?
The Falcons, Chargers, Texans and Broncos (the second time around) each made the transition from a 4-3 to a 3-4 under Phillips.
2016-17 Rams
Before Phillips: 9th in yards allowed, 23 in points allowed; 1 Pro Bowler
After Phillips: ?
Wade Phillips has a very consistent Trend going by improving the Defense for each new team he ends up with next.
The cautionary tale like with all trends, is that Wade's next team is probably well "overdue" to not improve and maybe even have a bit of a drop off from the prior seasons statistics.
Let's hope this is not the case or McVay's new Offense will have even more pressure to be much better than most realistic fans are expecting.
The odds for "Trends" finally breaking the other way becomes more relevant each new season.
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