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1/5
A quick 4-part thread for why T.J. Watt deserves and should FINALLY win Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.
There be lots of data, thanks to @nflfastR @PFF_Steelers and @pfref !!
A quick 4-part thread for why T.J. Watt deserves and should FINALLY win Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.
There be lots of data, thanks to @nflfastR @PFF_Steelers and @pfref !!
2/5
Watt leads the league in Total EPA lost AND Passing EPA lost, while also placing top 5 in Run EPA lost.
This includes plays for:
- All credited tackles (for loss or otherwise)
- Sack or QB Hit
- Forced Fumble
#rstats Code: https://gist.github.com/jthomasmock/3496db75b9fb935b68c69b75e193bc2e
Data @nflfastR
Watt leads the league in Total EPA lost AND Passing EPA lost, while also placing top 5 in Run EPA lost.
This includes plays for:
- All credited tackles (for loss or otherwise)
- Sack or QB Hit
- Forced Fumble
#rstats Code: https://gist.github.com/jthomasmock/3496db75b9fb935b68c69b75e193bc2e
Data @nflfastR
3/5
Watt leads the league in many Pass Rusher metrics:
- Stable pass rush: Total Pressures, QB hits
- Splash plays: Sacks, Tackles for Loss
AND leads the top 100 pass rushers in passes defended!
#rstats Code: https://gist.github.com/jthomasmock/b8ef16f386c8d22327a090e22ccf883a
Data @pfref : https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/defense_advanced.htm
Watt leads the league in many Pass Rusher metrics:
- Stable pass rush: Total Pressures, QB hits
- Splash plays: Sacks, Tackles for Loss
AND leads the top 100 pass rushers in passes defended!
#rstats Code: https://gist.github.com/jthomasmock/b8ef16f386c8d22327a090e22ccf883a
Data @pfref : https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/defense_advanced.htm
4/5
All this while dropping into coverage and a resulting 62 fewer pass rush snaps than A. Donald, which is essentially two full games worth of pash rush attempts for Watt.
Per @PFF pass rush snaps:
T.J. Watt: 479
vs
A. Donald: 541
#rstats code: https://gist.github.com/jthomasmock/ebf578f016c9b257fe8e617b682a831b
All this while dropping into coverage and a resulting 62 fewer pass rush snaps than A. Donald, which is essentially two full games worth of pash rush attempts for Watt.
Per @PFF pass rush snaps:
T.J. Watt: 479
vs
A. Donald: 541
#rstats code: https://gist.github.com/jthomasmock/ebf578f016c9b257fe8e617b682a831b
5/5
While Pass Rush is arguably less important than Coverage, TJ Watt is the leader of @PFF / @fboutsiders Overall Rank 1 DEF AND Pass Rush this year.
Rush vs Cover: https://www.pff.com/news/pro-pff-data-study-coverage-vs-pass-rush
Pass rush Stability: https://www.pff.com/news/pro-just-how-important-are-sacks-for-a-defense
Pass rush Value: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-the-nfl-cant-rely-on-defense/
While Pass Rush is arguably less important than Coverage, TJ Watt is the leader of @PFF / @fboutsiders Overall Rank 1 DEF AND Pass Rush this year.
Rush vs Cover: https://www.pff.com/news/pro-pff-data-study-coverage-vs-pass-rush
Pass rush Stability: https://www.pff.com/news/pro-just-how-important-are-sacks-for-a-defense
Pass rush Value: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-the-nfl-cant-rely-on-defense/
Want to play around with coverage data instead of pass rush?
Make sure to check out the #BigDataBowl :
https://www.kaggle.com/c/nfl-big-data-bowl-2021
Here's a tutorial from one of the @NFLResearch team, @DataWithBliss ! https://twitter.com/DataWithBliss/status/1316758687483080704?s=20
Make sure to check out the #BigDataBowl :
https://www.kaggle.com/c/nfl-big-data-bowl-2021
Here's a tutorial from one of the @NFLResearch team, @DataWithBliss ! https://twitter.com/DataWithBliss/status/1316758687483080704?s=20
