This is the ONE time I'll defend AK.
I agree to a certain extent, especially on playing conservative against a Defense like Iowa. But 10-25 is still putrid.
Not good at all. I would bet Brosmer is better than that.
If I could wave a magic wand and require people actually watch some of the stuff they talk about first it would be so nice ...
Five drops converts to 29 - 30.Brosmer and likely 2025 NFL draft first-round pick Cam Ward were the best in the country in Week 2.
Even more impressive is that PFF tracked five dropped passes by the Gophers, so Brosmer could've fnished 27 of 28 passing if it weren't for the drops.
Max Brosmer produced the best passing grade in the nation in Week 2
Brosmer and likely 2025 NFL draft first-round pick Cam Ward were the best in the country in Week 2.www.si.com
Does it really matter? His completion percentage was garbage last year regardless of the weather conditions.
You mean like the people still saying we are running a service academy offense even though we have been nothing close to that in the first 2 games?
You are correct that it "worked". We won the game.
I was asked when we would beat Wisconsin last year.You mean like the people still saying we are running a service academy offense even though we have been nothing close to that in the first 2 games?
Agreed. When Meatsauce says ‘the gopher football stadium was empty’. I am like nope. Plenty of fans at the game….
The first stripe out game had folks on here talking about how bad it looked.
Brosmer's completion percentage through 2 games is over 70% and would be closer to 80% if the WR did a better job catching the ball. AK routinely hovered around 50% last year....so I would say your eye test is very much correct.
Even AK's completions last year ... were often bonkers late throws.
Dependant on the total number of plays, but at 65% completion and averaging 8 yards, that adds up to 22-27 attempts a game to hit around 200 yards passing a game. If he needs to be consistently in the 225-250 range, that's somewhere around 30 attempts give or take.
Yes, given they should still average something like125-150 yards rushing per game. I used a slightly lower completion % and yards/per that would be more likely achievable, thus a higher number of attempts.You seem to be putting a lot of importance in hitting a certain number of yards per game. That's one way to evaluate the passing offense, but it's not the only way.
In 2019, the Gophers averaged 253 yards per game. They had a total of 323 pass attempts, which is 19.46 attempts per game (323 / 13 games). Under 20 attempts per game!
The key stat in 2019, and the big reason for the success of that team's passing offense, was efficiency. They averaged a phenomenal 10.20 yards per attempt with a completion percentage of 65.6%. Hit a receiver on the numbers, on time and in stride and the chances of breaking a big play are increased exponentially.
How many of those slant plays did Bateman, Johnson and/or Autman-Bell take to the house?
2019 Football Cumulative Statistics
The official 2019 Football cumulative statistics for the University of Minnesota Gophersgophersports.com
Lofty. Only six teams achieved that last year. Only 14 teams had over 9 yards per attempt, including AF who only attempted 105 passes. LSU almost hit on both...just shy of 70% but over 10 yards/per.
Still lofty. How many times was he sacked in that game?
It's a goal at least. I'm hoping for at least 65% which I think is very possible.