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<blockquote data-quote="GTRX7" data-source="post: 70492" data-attributes="member: 1045"><p>Yeah, but the thing is, with this offense, we are rarely in 3rd and long. I would rather have our offense trying to run to convert on 3rd and 4 than most offenses trying to throw to convert on 3rd and 8. Last year, when we weren't great at running or throwing the ball, we were still pretty great at converting 3rd downs. In fact, Georgia Tech was 4th in the nation on 3rd down % at 51.4% (<a href="http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/leader/national/team/offense/split01/category25/sort01.html" target="_blank">LINK</a>). Though not all our years under CPJ have been great, we were 2nd in the nation in 3rd down conversion in both 2011 and 2009. If we consistently rank so high in overall 3rd down conversion, who cares if our 3rd and long conversion % is a bit lower than most good passing teams. </p><p></p><p>Notably, on defense, we were 34th in stopping 3rd down conversions last year. That is the best we have done under CPJ, with many seasons ranking in the 80s. I would say that is a much much bigger issue than the fact that our 3rd down and long numbers on offense may not be great.</p><p></p><p>(BTW, I would be interested to see the 3rd and long numbers. I bet they are not as bad as you think they are.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTRX7, post: 70492, member: 1045"] Yeah, but the thing is, with this offense, we are rarely in 3rd and long. I would rather have our offense trying to run to convert on 3rd and 4 than most offenses trying to throw to convert on 3rd and 8. Last year, when we weren't great at running or throwing the ball, we were still pretty great at converting 3rd downs. In fact, Georgia Tech was 4th in the nation on 3rd down % at 51.4% ([URL='http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/leader/national/team/offense/split01/category25/sort01.html']LINK[/URL]). Though not all our years under CPJ have been great, we were 2nd in the nation in 3rd down conversion in both 2011 and 2009. If we consistently rank so high in overall 3rd down conversion, who cares if our 3rd and long conversion % is a bit lower than most good passing teams. Notably, on defense, we were 34th in stopping 3rd down conversions last year. That is the best we have done under CPJ, with many seasons ranking in the 80s. I would say that is a much much bigger issue than the fact that our 3rd down and long numbers on offense may not be great. (BTW, I would be interested to see the 3rd and long numbers. I bet they are not as bad as you think they are.) [/QUOTE]
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