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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 955451" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>There’s various different stats out there, and there are various different models. FEI liked our defense. Other models liked our defense, too. On the other side, SP+ graded our defense below average, and a few others came out with the same view. </p><p>Our run numbers were really bad after the Ole Miss and UCF games—especially after Ole Miss. </p><p>One important bad stat for our defense is that it was out on the field a lot more often than other defenses. I’ve pulled that up before. Our yards per play are right in the middle at #63. Our defensive points per play are a little below average at #75. Neither are opponent-adjusted, which would help us. </p><p>Our offensive points per play are down at the bottom at #126. Our offensive yards per play are down at #118, with 4.5 yards per play. Our offense and our special teams put our defense in bad spots a lot. </p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Defensive</th><th></th></tr><tr><td>Plays</td><td>861</td></tr><tr><td>Plays/Game</td><td>72 #112</td></tr><tr><td>Total EPA</td><td>-42.02 #36</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Play</td><td>-0.05 #39</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Game</td><td>-3.50 #36</td></tr><tr><td>Success Rate</td><td>42.4% #95</td></tr><tr><td>Starting FP</td><td>Own 30 #110</td></tr></table><p></p><p>Our defense had a couple of weak spots—Plays and plays/game (we were out on the field way too much), and success rate (we let the other team continue drives too much). </p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Against the Pass</th><th></th></tr><tr><td>Plays</td><td>395</td></tr><tr><td>Plays/Game</td><td>33 T-#56</td></tr><tr><td>Total EPA</td><td>-32.67 #38</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Play</td><td>-0.08 #37</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Game</td><td>-2.72 #36</td></tr><tr><td>Success Rate</td><td>39.0% #44</td></tr></table><p></p><p>We were good against the pass (not against Miami, though). Not top 25 good, but respectable. Looking at who we have and who came back, and our coaching staff, it’s easy to expect an above-average pass defense.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Against the Run</th><th></th></tr><tr><td>Plays</td><td>466</td></tr><tr><td>Plays/Game</td><td>39 #122</td></tr><tr><td>Total EPA</td><td>-9.35 #48</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Play</td><td>-0.02 #50</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Game</td><td>-0.78 #48</td></tr><tr><td>Success Rate</td><td>45.3% #117</td></tr></table><p></p><p>In rushing defense, we didn’t get the other team off the field. That’s a lot of what happened against Ole Miss—we couldn’t take away the run, so they kept running and getting first downs and touchdowns. </p><p></p><p>Thacker has a lot of work to do, but shoring up the run defense is up at the top of the list.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 955451, member: 282"] There’s various different stats out there, and there are various different models. FEI liked our defense. Other models liked our defense, too. On the other side, SP+ graded our defense below average, and a few others came out with the same view. Our run numbers were really bad after the Ole Miss and UCF games—especially after Ole Miss. One important bad stat for our defense is that it was out on the field a lot more often than other defenses. I’ve pulled that up before. Our yards per play are right in the middle at #63. Our defensive points per play are a little below average at #75. Neither are opponent-adjusted, which would help us. Our offensive points per play are down at the bottom at #126. Our offensive yards per play are down at #118, with 4.5 yards per play. Our offense and our special teams put our defense in bad spots a lot. [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Defensive[/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays[/TD] [TD]861[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays/Game[/TD] [TD]72 #112[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Total EPA[/TD] [TD]-42.02 #36[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Play[/TD] [TD]-0.05 #39[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Game[/TD] [TD]-3.50 #36[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Success Rate[/TD] [TD]42.4% #95[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Starting FP[/TD] [TD]Own 30 #110[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Our defense had a couple of weak spots—Plays and plays/game (we were out on the field way too much), and success rate (we let the other team continue drives too much). [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Against the Pass[/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays[/TD] [TD]395[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays/Game[/TD] [TD]33 T-#56[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Total EPA[/TD] [TD]-32.67 #38[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Play[/TD] [TD]-0.08 #37[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Game[/TD] [TD]-2.72 #36[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Success Rate[/TD] [TD]39.0% #44[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] We were good against the pass (not against Miami, though). Not top 25 good, but respectable. Looking at who we have and who came back, and our coaching staff, it’s easy to expect an above-average pass defense. [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Against the Run[/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays[/TD] [TD]466[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays/Game[/TD] [TD]39 #122[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Total EPA[/TD] [TD]-9.35 #48[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Play[/TD] [TD]-0.02 #50[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Game[/TD] [TD]-0.78 #48[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Success Rate[/TD] [TD]45.3% #117[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] In rushing defense, we didn’t get the other team off the field. That’s a lot of what happened against Ole Miss—we couldn’t take away the run, so they kept running and getting first downs and touchdowns. Thacker has a lot of work to do, but shoring up the run defense is up at the top of the list. [/QUOTE]
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