There are certain mysteries of the universe that baffle Joe.
For example, why, though they come from far different ages of time, do Zandor and Race Bannon sound exactly alike and have weirdly similar features?
The other unsolved mystery is why the hell the NFL at large shats on Lavonte David.
Yesterday, Joe brought word how NFL great J.J. Watt came to David’s defense as an NFL stud. This on the heels of Luke Keuchly coming out swinging for David.
Watt’s missive on Twitter came as a result of research from Aaron Schatz, the inventor of DVOA and former publisher of Football Outsiders (RIP). Schatz has a stat he calls “defeats” which is when a defender gets a takeaway, forces a turnover, and prevents a ballcarrier from converting a third or fourth down.
David has been one of the very best at this in the NFL. Basically, this stat details what an impact a defender has on the game. And David has had massive impacts on games.
In 2013, only J.J. Watt had more defeats in a season than David, and only by one.
Schatz yesterday published on Twitter that David is one of the best at defeats. Schatz pointed out that if you just go by the first 10 years in the NFL between Watt, David, Kuechly, Von Miller and Aaron Donald, David by far has had the biggest impact on games. By far.
This annual spitting in the face of David and his only getting into one Pro Bowl has to stop. This sad ritual is a colossal embarrassment for every person involved in selecting players for the Pro Bowl.
