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  • NorthCoast
    Legend
    • Sep 2008
    • 26636
    #1

    The Cook Index

    The Cook Index is a fun name for a simple way to measure how much teams are embracing a decades-long shift toward the passing game amid increased awareness of its benefits on early downs especially. To calculate it, we simply measure how frequently teams pass the ball on first and second downs in the first 28 minutes of regulation, before time remaining and score differential influence run-pass tendencies.

    Last season, the Broncos had the seventh-lowest cook rate in the league. When they did pass the ball, Wilson was a binary passer. If his first read wasn?t open, he went to his checkdown right away. The Broncos led the league in running back receptions and receiving yardage last season. Wilson rarely attempted to get deeper into his progressions.

    His job was to take care of the ball at all costs, but on third downs he was allowed to create, and that?s when we saw from time to time some of that old Wilson magic. He lost some weight before last season and it noticeably helped his mobility. He?ll never be the Wilson of old again, but he was elusive enough to create plays at a more consistent level. This formula of running the ball, a simplified passing game with an emphasis on limiting turnovers and a sprinkle of Wilson magic worked for the Broncos offense to a degree.

    Full writeup: https://theathletic.com/5346938/2024...justin-fields/

    Sure sounds like the Steelers formula for 2024.....
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    • Buzz
      Legend
      • Dec 2017
      • 8379
      #2
      other than the "Wilson magic," it sounds a lot like the Steelers' formula for most of 2023
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        • Captain Lemming
          Legend
          • Jun 2008
          • 16041
          #3
          Nah, the “Cook” index is a term we will use to describe how well Russ plays.

          Ex. “Russ was a 9 on the cook index today. If he can keep that up we are playoff bound for sure”

          Russ came up with it himself.
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          In view of the fact that Mike Tomlin has matched Cowhers record I give him the designation:

          TCFCLTC-
          The Coach Formerly Considered Less Than Cowher

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            • Northern_Blitz
              Legend
              • Dec 2008
              • 24373
              #4
              Originally posted by Buzz
              other than the "Wilson magic," it sounds a lot like the Steelers' formula for most of 2023
              Imagine if we had average QB play over the last few years...

              I don't think we think Wilson is a savior. I think we just don't want to force the D to carry the QB anymore.

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                • flippy
                  Legend
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 17088
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Northern_Blitz
                  Imagine if we had average QB play over the last few years...

                  I don't think we think Wilson is a savior. I think we just don't want to force the D to carry the QB anymore.
                  Listening to Russ, I think we still want the D to carry us. We just need to be more opportunistic and score TDs when we get chances.

                  Russ will attack the end zone when given a chance.

                  I kinda think he might be the perfect QB for Tomlin where can balance on the line of not turning the ball over with attacking the end zone to score TDs.

                  Kennys biggest malfunction besides being fragile was he couldn’t get the ball in the end zone thru the air.
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                    • Captain Lemming
                      Legend
                      • Jun 2008
                      • 16041
                      #6
                      Originally posted by flippy
                      Listening to Russ, I think we still want the D to carry us. We just need to be more opportunistic and score TDs when we get chances.

                      Russ will attack the end zone when given a chance.

                      I kinda think he might be the perfect QB for Tomlin where can balance on the line of not turning the ball over with attacking the end zone to score TDs.

                      Kennys biggest malfunction besides being fragile was he couldn’t get the ball in the end zone thru the air.
                      This has been my point. I think Russ works for US. He cannot lift a bad team up.
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                      In view of the fact that Mike Tomlin has matched Cowhers record I give him the designation:

                      TCFCLTC-
                      The Coach Formerly Considered Less Than Cowher

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                        • Buzz
                          Legend
                          • Dec 2017
                          • 8379
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Northern_Blitz
                          Imagine if we had average QB play over the last few years...

                          I don't think we think Wilson is a savior. I think we just don't want to force the D to carry the QB anymore.
                          If Russ turns the ball over and takes sacks at the rate he has the past couple of years, they may have to once again.
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