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Post by wcu72 on Oct 25, 2018 15:43:38 GMT -5
so i am pretty stumped by last week's performance at Mercer. i know it all comes down to starting field position and converting as to the outcome of the game. however, we "beat" Mercer in almost every statistical category last week, and still lost. we even had fewer punts than Mercer. We punted twice during the game and Mercer punted 3 times. i guess the question going forward is how do we give ourselves a better chance at winning? Our defense is clearly the weak link, so do we try for even more ball control? control the clock even more by running more? Against Mercer, we had the edge in passing yards, rushing yards, time of possession, first downs, third down conversions, etc....and yet we lost by 13 points. should we consider taking the Wofford and Citadel approach and keep the ball away from the other team's offense? If our defense can't stop anyone, then perhaps we limit their time on the field by controlling the ball more. We did great between the 20's but once we were inside the red zone, we were only 5 of 7 for some type of score (so we missed 2 scoring opportunites inside the 20), while Mercer was 4 for 4. That was the difference
WCURed-Zone Scores-Chances 5-7
Touchdowns 4-7 Field goals 1-7 MercerRed-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 Touchdowns 3-4 Field goals 1-4 |
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Post by wcugrad95 on Oct 25, 2018 20:44:55 GMT -5
Not to be picky 72, but we outscored them on our redzone trips (31-24). I think the difference was the KO return and then us giving up several really big plays (wide open TE down the seam, some of the worst tackling ever on the other pass down the middle where Tillman's helmet went flying about 10 yards, and then a couple of really long runs). Honestly, it is AMAZING to me that Mercer only got in the redzone 4 times and scored 59 points - that reeks of us giving up a ton of big plays.
My one major take-away from the RZ offense was yet another turnover inside the 5 yard line. That is at least 4 turnovers inside the 10 in the last 4 weeks. Especially disheartening knowing we need to score on most possessions.
WCUGAMER2 - just a couple of stops (and no KO returns for TDs) is the answer.
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Post by wcugamer2 on Oct 26, 2018 8:33:00 GMT -5
you are spot on with a couple of your points.........we have given up 2 kick returns for TD's this season, which could have cost us games (Mercer and Furman).
The turnovers inside the 10 are killing us! I think we have turned it over inside the 10 in each of the four losses this season. Can't give away points like that.
Big plays are the dagger right now. Seems like the middle of our defense in the secondary is getting exposed week in and week out. There is a big slant play for 40+ yards every game. We've got to tackle better and run better coverage to eliminate this!
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Post by catalumn08 on Oct 26, 2018 9:26:05 GMT -5
so i am pretty stumped by last week's performance at Mercer. i know it all comes down to starting field position and converting as to the outcome of the game. however, we "beat" Mercer in almost every statistical category last week, and still lost. we even had fewer punts than Mercer. We punted twice during the game and Mercer punted 3 times. i guess the question going forward is how do we give ourselves a better chance at winning? Our defense is clearly the weak link, so do we try for even more ball control? control the clock even more by running more? Against Mercer, we had the edge in passing yards, rushing yards, time of possession, first downs, third down conversions, etc....and yet we lost by 13 points. should we consider taking the Wofford and Citadel approach and keep the ball away from the other team's offense? If our defense can't stop anyone, then perhaps we limit their time on the field by controlling the ball more. Seems like slowing down at the line of scrimmage and letting the play clock run down to increase our time of possession is common sense, I've been wondering and saying this for years, even at times when our defense wasn't completely atrocious as it is this season. I was at the Wofford game last year when we lost in OT and they controlled the time of possession and wore down our defense as they tend to do against everyone, but we were playing to their hand even during our scoring drives when we were only taking 3 minutes off of the clock. The defense never got a breather. Couldn't you still run the spread offense, without having to go no huddle and rush to the line of scrimmage? |
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