Matt H. from TDG again does his usual magic with the data per below:
By Matt Humbert
First and most obvious: these guys are good. Against a team with pretty legit receiving talent, Sawvel's crew allowed an absurd 0.77 YPA on mid range passes. That's right, one completion out of thirteen attempts. Another major takeaway? The complete lack of deep passes against this secondary. EIU attempted only three long throws all game and only after the score was 35-0. Indeed, the Panthers were content to use their dink and dunk strategy most of the game and that played right into the strength of the Gopher defense.
To read it all just click on the link below.
http://www.thedailygopher.com/2014/...ootball-film-review-eastern-illinois-panthers
By Matt Humbert
First and most obvious: these guys are good. Against a team with pretty legit receiving talent, Sawvel's crew allowed an absurd 0.77 YPA on mid range passes. That's right, one completion out of thirteen attempts. Another major takeaway? The complete lack of deep passes against this secondary. EIU attempted only three long throws all game and only after the score was 35-0. Indeed, the Panthers were content to use their dink and dunk strategy most of the game and that played right into the strength of the Gopher defense.
To read it all just click on the link below.
http://www.thedailygopher.com/2014/...ootball-film-review-eastern-illinois-panthers