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<blockquote data-quote="GTRX7" data-source="post: 27590" data-attributes="member: 1045"><p>I can pretty much guarantee you that there are no statistics on 3rd down conversion in 3rd and long situations, only against good defenses, that can be used to compare GT to other good teams. That is asking a bit much. However, I get why you would want that information. That said, I would argue that there is no need to break it further down into teams with good passers and poor passers. My point is not that we are exceptional at converting 3rd and long by the pass, but that we are generally very competitive (i.e. top 40) at converting 3rd and long, regardless of whether we do so by passing or running. I don't care how we get the first down, so long as we get it. For what it is worth, if you broke that data down for only the good defenses we played, I suspect we would still be pretty competitive. The offense this year moved the ball pretty well against everyone but VT.</p><p> </p><p>It is tough for me to question the play calling too much, as there is so much going on that I am quite frankly not equipped to process during a live game. We may run what looks like the b-back dive three times in a row, but one may actually be an option play, and the other two may have had the blocking scheme or gap assignments completely changed. I think sometimes fans fall into the trap of thinking something is too predictable just because it didn't work. That said, I too thought we threw too much on first down <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite47" alt=":joyful:" title="Joyful :joyful:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":joyful:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTRX7, post: 27590, member: 1045"] I can pretty much guarantee you that there are no statistics on 3rd down conversion in 3rd and long situations, only against good defenses, that can be used to compare GT to other good teams. That is asking a bit much. However, I get why you would want that information. That said, I would argue that there is no need to break it further down into teams with good passers and poor passers. My point is not that we are exceptional at converting 3rd and long by the pass, but that we are generally very competitive (i.e. top 40) at converting 3rd and long, regardless of whether we do so by passing or running. I don't care how we get the first down, so long as we get it. For what it is worth, if you broke that data down for only the good defenses we played, I suspect we would still be pretty competitive. The offense this year moved the ball pretty well against everyone but VT. It is tough for me to question the play calling too much, as there is so much going on that I am quite frankly not equipped to process during a live game. We may run what looks like the b-back dive three times in a row, but one may actually be an option play, and the other two may have had the blocking scheme or gap assignments completely changed. I think sometimes fans fall into the trap of thinking something is too predictable just because it didn't work. That said, I too thought we threw too much on first down :joyful: [/QUOTE]
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