thailleagle
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Thoughts?
This is the third year I've asked: How are we going to score, especially in the conference schedule? Most people heckle me. The question stands.
How are we going to score, especially in the conference schedule?
Wikipedia said:A touchdown is achieved when a player has legal possession of the ball and the ball crosses an imaginary vertical plane above the opposing team's goal line.
Thoughts?
In the last 10 games the O has scored 15 tds:
Indy - 1
Illinois - 2
Purdont - 1
NW - 1
Mich - 0
Wisc - 4
IA - 0
Kansas - 3
Cuse - 2
AFA - 1
Almost half the TDs came against two teams. Not good.
Thoughts?
Penalties have killed drive after drive and brought back some 1st downs and long gains. Fix this and touchdowns will come.
Penalties have killed drive after drive and brought back some 1st downs and long gains. Fix this and touchdowns will come.
Exactly! 4.5+ ypc is not a terrible stat. We've shot ourselves in the foot so many times these first two games. Combined with Weber's early struggles, and multiple dropped balls, the offense has looked much worse than it actually is.
What happened to Ben Kuznia? Has he played yet this year?
He was injured this fall. I kinda thought we'd see him by now but i haven't heard any updates.
Defense is the focus and they have given up 13 points in the last 6 quarters and 3 TD's all season. Brewster is putting more and more talent on defense. Offense is a work in progress.
Looking at our team, I think no matter how much Brewster says he wants this to be a running team... it's just not. I want to see us pass to open up the run instead of the other way around. The talent we have dictates that. Right now we have two average running backs, and an offensive line that is below average in run blocking. On the other hand, we have a QB who is already the all-time school leader in completions, one of the best wide receivers in the country, along with a couple others that can hold their own. This team needs to pass.
About that TD list, the scary thing is that in the Wisconsin game, 2 of those TDs came on very short fields. The first one we took over at the UW 11 yard line. The third one we stared at the UW 39. Only the second TD was one where we had some kind of a drive, starting at our own 42. Then the 4th TD was when we were down by 11 late and Wisconsin was in a prevent mode.
The offense will improve, but look, our offense only needs to be as good as our defense is poor. Touchdowns are scored in all 3 phases of the game. I would much much rather have a stout and salty D and win small than score 30 or 40 pts a game and lose close ones (i.e. Purdue model). Sexy? No. Effective, Yes. This model only works so long as our D does its job and is not asked to do too much...there is a fine line there..little margin for error. Our special teams need to pick it up and get some touches soon...Troy, your time is now.
how about this.
through 2 games we have 746 yards of total offense. 5.8 yards per play. i'll take 4,476 yards of offense for the season any year, especially with an above average defense.
the problem is not necessarily the offense's ability to score TD's, the problem lies in this stat line: 18 penalties for 130 yards (most of which are on offense), and this: third down conversions 9 of 28.
if you shoot yourself in the foot with penalties and don't convert third downs, the ball rarely gets into the endzone.
Roofies.