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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 976876" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>The fourth quarter is one of those places that the “talent composite index” would tell you something if it was predictive.</p><p>Clemson is #5 at 918, Miami is #12 at 860, UGA is #2 at 978, UNC is #17 at 806, FSU is #20 at 766, Louisville is #28 at 744, and we’re #35 at 711. We’re #6 in the ACC and ahead of most of the teams we play.</p><p></p><p>UGA will just grind on teams, and in the second half the seams will burst and they run amok on offense and defense. Teams with a deeper bench can wear you out, and a third quarter lead can vanish really quickly. That’s part of the explanation—especially with our defense. Like a boxer, our defense was good in the first three rounds against a lot of opponents, but the body blows racked up, and we gave up a lot of points (actually, the third seems to be a bad quarter for us).</p><p></p><p>Clemson ground us down. Louisville ground our defense down, and our offense stalled at the same time. Miami was grinding us down, but Cristobal is a bad gameday coach. BC and BG are, according to that Talent Composite, not in our league, but they ground us down. So did UNI a couple of years back.</p><p></p><p>It’s a question of consistent and deep performance of our front 6 in defense plus our offensive blocking (OL, TE, WR). That’s a combination of want to and of be able to. This is something bowl practice should help with.</p><p></p><p>The other factor is consistency and efficiency. Sorry to bring up Johnson’s Flexbone offense, but it was consistent and efficient. It was reliable. If he had a lead in the third, he wasn’t guaranteed a win, but it felt as inevitable as the Eagles going for it on 4th and 1. We don’t have that reliability on offense. Hopefully that’s something we build up this offseason with extra practices.</p><p></p><p>Against Syracuse, our success rate was 47%. Syracuse’s was 49%. Overall, for the season, our success rate (how well we stay ahead of the sticks) is just 42.6%—good enough for #53 in the country. We’re about #100 in success rate on defense. We’re feast or famine on offense, and we lean towards famine on defense—with the occasional feast of a turnover or punt. Syracuse was what the doctor ordered for us, though.</p><p></p><p>If I understand our offense, our TEs are supposed to be H Backs too—tight ends in the passing game and tall fullbacks in the running game. They’re an extra pulling guard, and a potential bruiser RB. That hasn’t really clicked yet, but you can see where they’re blocking. Finding a consistent 3.5 yards per play is a big deal for us, and that’s one of the areas we need it.</p><p></p><p>On defense, there’s the occasional 3rd and 8 conversions, but we’re just on the field too long. That’s a partial explanation of how Duke beat Clemson but Clemson pushed us around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 976876, member: 282"] The fourth quarter is one of those places that the “talent composite index” would tell you something if it was predictive. Clemson is #5 at 918, Miami is #12 at 860, UGA is #2 at 978, UNC is #17 at 806, FSU is #20 at 766, Louisville is #28 at 744, and we’re #35 at 711. We’re #6 in the ACC and ahead of most of the teams we play. UGA will just grind on teams, and in the second half the seams will burst and they run amok on offense and defense. Teams with a deeper bench can wear you out, and a third quarter lead can vanish really quickly. That’s part of the explanation—especially with our defense. Like a boxer, our defense was good in the first three rounds against a lot of opponents, but the body blows racked up, and we gave up a lot of points (actually, the third seems to be a bad quarter for us). Clemson ground us down. Louisville ground our defense down, and our offense stalled at the same time. Miami was grinding us down, but Cristobal is a bad gameday coach. BC and BG are, according to that Talent Composite, not in our league, but they ground us down. So did UNI a couple of years back. It’s a question of consistent and deep performance of our front 6 in defense plus our offensive blocking (OL, TE, WR). That’s a combination of want to and of be able to. This is something bowl practice should help with. The other factor is consistency and efficiency. Sorry to bring up Johnson’s Flexbone offense, but it was consistent and efficient. It was reliable. If he had a lead in the third, he wasn’t guaranteed a win, but it felt as inevitable as the Eagles going for it on 4th and 1. We don’t have that reliability on offense. Hopefully that’s something we build up this offseason with extra practices. Against Syracuse, our success rate was 47%. Syracuse’s was 49%. Overall, for the season, our success rate (how well we stay ahead of the sticks) is just 42.6%—good enough for #53 in the country. We’re about #100 in success rate on defense. We’re feast or famine on offense, and we lean towards famine on defense—with the occasional feast of a turnover or punt. Syracuse was what the doctor ordered for us, though. If I understand our offense, our TEs are supposed to be H Backs too—tight ends in the passing game and tall fullbacks in the running game. They’re an extra pulling guard, and a potential bruiser RB. That hasn’t really clicked yet, but you can see where they’re blocking. Finding a consistent 3.5 yards per play is a big deal for us, and that’s one of the areas we need it. On defense, there’s the occasional 3rd and 8 conversions, but we’re just on the field too long. That’s a partial explanation of how Duke beat Clemson but Clemson pushed us around. [/QUOTE]
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