Root4GT
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2022 defensive statsI haven’t watched the video. If I do, I’ll probably fast forward chunks of it if it’s too long.
Parker Fleming is a good stats guy. For a preview, you can look at previous year game tape, previous year stats, previous year player ratings, or get invited to meaningful practices for both teams this year (if you can find them). The last option won’t happen often, and for people who are trying to preview a ton of teams, it’s not gonna be practical even with a private plane and an unlimited budget.
If you’re using film: We started the year with a terrible offense and ended the year looking like we knew what we were doing with a third or fourth-string QB. You probably need Western Kentucky or Valdosta game film to see this year’s offense (with different players). For Louisville, you need to watch Purdue film with mostly different players.
On defense, Louisville had a better rated defense than us last year. We were pretty good. We’ve changed over some coaches, and hopefully look good at LB.
If someone previews this game based on last year, it’s pretty smart to think Louisville slides a little on defense and gets better on offense, and we slide or hold even on defense and get better on offense.
That probably leaves Louisville at a 7-point favorite. To win this game, we need to have gotten much better on offense and maybe better on defense with a decent group of transfers. All that would be invisible to almost anyone forecasting this game.
It’s what I’m hoping to see, though.
This is a murky game to preview—more than most with both head coaches kicking off the season as new HCs at their schools
- Total defense - we were # 115 - very bad
- Scoring defense - we were #84 - not very good
- First down defense (number given up) - we were #86 - not very good
- Rushing defense - we were #108 - very bad
- passing efficiency defense and passing yards allowed - we were #47 - petty good!
- Red Zone defense - we were #40 - better than average
- 3rd down conversion rate - we were #68 - average
- 4th down conversion rate defense - we were #115 - very bad (limited numbers 12 of 14 converted)
There is a whole lot of area for improvement on defense as we were not a good defense last year! It all starts with the Defensive Line.