Who gets their number called in the Red Zone?
by BirdGT on Oct 14, 2010 8:00 AM EDT
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Last year, we'd move the ball in close with the B-Backs and A-Backs and punch it in with QB dives. This year we're a little more reliant on the A-Backs in the red zone. Another interesting fact is that we go from a 17% of the time passing team to an 8% of the time passing team. Here's a breakdown of each player's load in the red zone:
Is anyone surprised that Roddy, Allen, and Nesbitt account for 81% of the carries within our opponent's 20 yard line? Not I.
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you go with what works
CPJ’s no dummy.
by twojackets on Oct 14, 2010 9:10 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Your numbers don't add up
The numbers in the table don’t add up. 5+2+1+1+1=10, not 5. And it looks like the percentages are off too.
That aside, are you saying that GT never runs option plays in the red zone (or at least on scoring plays originating in the red zone)? I don’t think it makes much sense to assign ball carrying responsiblity on an option play since the defense determines the ultimate ball carrier. I wouldn’t be surprised if most of the red zone plays, particularly those inside of 10 yards, are designed keeps or handoffs, but I would be surprised if there were not a couple of option plays mixed in there.
by Dive Keep and Pitch on Oct 14, 2010 9:18 AM EDT reply actions
they add up
Nesbitt passes the ball. He doesn’t catch. So the percentages won’t add up. There are only 5 passes in the red zone (by Nesbitt) to Marcus, Corey, and Stephen.
I write stuff From the Rumble Seat.
I see it now, it's that new math.
I wonder though, if it makes more sense to combine the A-backs into one group? Aren’t those guys pretty much interchangeable? Or does Johnson have a preferred A-back he likes to get the ball to (e.g. Roddy)? I wonder if Nesbitt has a favorite. Perhaps the one with the fewest fumbles?
by Dive Keep and Pitch on Oct 14, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
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