Re: Red Zone is a convience

It’s a term describing a place from which teams are expected to score as a measure of success. But the ball being inside the 20 is rather arbitrary. It is certainly descriptive and makes it easier for coachs and commentators to make reference rather than getting into the detail. Not all red zone opportunities are the same. For example, first and goal with 4 seconds left in a tie game is not the same as 1st and goal with 2 minutes left? It isn’t hard to think of examples of Red Zone opportunities which are not equal, due to down, distance, score and time. Tell me, is it more probable for a team to score a TD if they are 1st or 2nd down and 10 from the 25 than if its 3rd or 4th down and 10 from the 19? How about 1st and 10 from the 38 or 4th and 15 form the 16? Yet, the measure of red zone efficiency does not include anything out side the 20, but does those poor down and distances inside the 20. We all expect our teams to score a TD when they get inside the 20 and more successful teams generally have a higher percentage of touch downs in that zone. I think a teams success may be better measured by drive efficiency. This is why I don’t get too worked up over that statistic. After all, whoever scores the most wins, whether the score came form the defense. special teams, the red zone or from 80 yards out. I like points scored per game stastic more. In fact at this time of the season the best statistic for the Rams is 9 wins and 1 loss!!!!!!!