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Statistical Review of the 2008 San Francisco 49ers: III. Defense and Special Teams
So far this week I've reviewed the 49ers' overall and offensive stats for the 2008 season. Today, in the third, and final, part of my season review, I'm going to focus on defense and special teams performance. The conventional wisdom about the 49ers' defense this past season is that Nolan's...
Statistical Review of the 2008 San Francisco 49ers: II. Offense
On Monday, I reviewed the Niners' overall season stats for the team as a whole. Today, in Part 2 of my season review, I'm going to focus on the offensive side of the ball. As I'm sure some of you have noticed, I was never a big Mike Martz fan, whether it was when he was the head coach for STL or...
Statistical Review of the 2008 San Francisco 49ers: I. Total DVOA
AUTHOR'S NOTE (2/10): Since this article was published, I revised the weekly DVOA trendline (and its associated discussion) to better fit the data. With the Pro Bowl this past weekend, all on-the-field aspects of the 2008 NFL season have come to an end. But before we look ahead to free agency and...















