How many offensive plays will Morris get to run in UGA game?

Aug 15, 2013, 12:58 PM

I'm asking this question because of some analysis I did and how the games played out in each case.

There were 3 good defenses played last year. Here are the results and # of plays run, excluding special teams plays.

FSU - 49 - 37 Loss; FSU - 77 plays CU - 75 plays

SCAR - 27 - 17 Loss; SCAR - 96 plays CU - 59 plays

LSU - 24 - 25 Win; LSU - 48 plays CU - 100 plays

For those that don't remember, there was a lead at the half in both the losses. So what happened in the 2nd half to lose the lead?....is the defense getting winded due to the offense not being on the field as much as is typical?

I know there is never one thing that causes a loss in a football game and lots of factors are at play, but just looking at the 3 top 10 teams played last year I guess the fact a 100 play performance netted only a 1 point win is a concern going into the UGA game.

UGA likely has a top 10 offense this season and will definitely get more plays run than LSU did. Since there is only so much time in a football game, if we assume UGA gets 70-80 plays run then there is no way there is time for Morris to get 90+ plays in.

How will the UGA game play out?

I guess it may look mostly like the FSU game from last year with both teams running the similar # of plays. I see an early lead again and likely a lead at the half. So the question becomes how to hold on to the lead through the second half.

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> Those were also pretty good defenses, although their
> numbers will be skewed because their offenses were so
> bad.
>
> Georgia only ran 67 plays/ game last year, so their
> offense is more about ball control. Then again, they
> weren't playing a lot of hurry up teams last year, so
> that may be another reason why their offense didn't
> run a lot of plays.
>

Cam...the ball control offense is a good point and really adds even more concern about the potential for the defense to get winded in the 2nd half.

If UGA was getting almost 70 plays a game against the SEC's slower tempo offenses last year then if Morris can't keep the offense on the field the defense may struggle in the 2nd half.

All offenses will have some 3 and outs. An offense with an average tempo may run a few minutes off the clock in a 3 and out. A HUNH offense can literally have the defense back on the field without a full minute run off the clock in a 3 and out.

How many offensive plays will Morris get to run in UGA game?

you should probably also check against UMd and VT

Re: you should probably also check against UMd and VT

78***

76

VT and MD finished in the top 20 in defense too***

We lost the lead against SC because our DBs wore

that and...

...down.***

At haltime of last yr's FSU game we had the lead but...

81 is a good number.******

Coach Morris will be disappointed if we don't run 90+***

110***

"gurshall" fumbles or am int.'s ? to run that many plays,

I am going to implement this thinking during our next

Re: I am going to implement this thinking during our next

^^^^perhaps you didn't catch the aroma of sarcasm***

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