10-03-2012, 12:52 PM
Yes, I meant the Duke numbers. Brain fart.
50% completion is not ideal, but with our defense and running game, a 9.1 YPA would win a lot of games. If you're hitting a receiver for 18 yards every other time you drop back to pass, the defense is going to have to respect your passing game. That opens things up for your power running. Then you just grind their defense down. And if you do have a stalled drive, you've at least moved the ball, so you improve field position with your stout defense.
Completion percentage can be misleading. For example, Duke's Renfree threw for 70% completion against Stanford. But there were a lot of stalled drives, because many of those completions where very short and picked up just a couple yards, or even a loss here and there. His YPA was only 5.0, despite completing 70%.
Regardless, it's a moot point, because we only have the luxury of playing Duke's defense once this season.
50% completion is not ideal, but with our defense and running game, a 9.1 YPA would win a lot of games. If you're hitting a receiver for 18 yards every other time you drop back to pass, the defense is going to have to respect your passing game. That opens things up for your power running. Then you just grind their defense down. And if you do have a stalled drive, you've at least moved the ball, so you improve field position with your stout defense.
Completion percentage can be misleading. For example, Duke's Renfree threw for 70% completion against Stanford. But there were a lot of stalled drives, because many of those completions where very short and picked up just a couple yards, or even a loss here and there. His YPA was only 5.0, despite completing 70%.
Regardless, it's a moot point, because we only have the luxury of playing Duke's defense once this season.