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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 855757" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>I think this question is kind of like “should I focus my weightlifting/bodybuilding on my upper body or my lower body?”. </p><p></p><p>We shouldn’t focus our efforts on one side of the ball, because we can’t afford a regression on either side. Also, while you might get immediate results in some areas, some improvements might take a couple of years to show up and you need to start on those yesterday.</p><p></p><p>The question “where should I see results first?” might be more of what you’re getting at. That’s also a different answer now than when Collins started. At the beginning, I’d have expected results on special teams and defense first—we had a coach with a reputation for those areas, and they also were an area where we were below average. </p><p></p><p>Even with “football being an offensive game”, we’re farther below average on defense than we are on offense. There’s more room for improvement there. It’s where you should see results fastest. They may not be enough to add as many wins as we want, but you should have been able to get a top 50 defense in year one, or at least a top 60 defense, and now you have multiple years of recruiting and transfers. Even if our conference has amazing offenses, we're the third-worst in the ACC in defensive efficiency. Yes, we gave up a ton to UGA and ND, but even before we played those games, our defense was down towards the bottom. In an apples-to-apples comparison, why can't we field a defense as good as Syracuse or Louisville with the players we already have? </p><p></p><p>Similarly, on offense, why can't we at least be the equivalent on Syracuse? </p><p></p><p>Here are the efficiency numbers, adjusted for strength of schedule: <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/fpi/_/view/efficiencies/group/1/sort/efficiencies.defefficiencyrank/dir/asc" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/college-football/fpi/_/view/efficiencies/group/1/sort/efficiencies.defefficiencyrank/dir/asc</a>. </p><p></p><p>By the way, we're in the same general area in team efficiency as Memphis, East Carolina, and Tulane. With the resources we have, we should at least be in UCF or SMU range. </p><p></p><p>TL;DR: we should be able to see results across the board pretty quickly. Next year, we'll probably see more on offense because we have a new OC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 855757, member: 282"] I think this question is kind of like “should I focus my weightlifting/bodybuilding on my upper body or my lower body?”. We shouldn’t focus our efforts on one side of the ball, because we can’t afford a regression on either side. Also, while you might get immediate results in some areas, some improvements might take a couple of years to show up and you need to start on those yesterday. The question “where should I see results first?” might be more of what you’re getting at. That’s also a different answer now than when Collins started. At the beginning, I’d have expected results on special teams and defense first—we had a coach with a reputation for those areas, and they also were an area where we were below average. Even with “football being an offensive game”, we’re farther below average on defense than we are on offense. There’s more room for improvement there. It’s where you should see results fastest. They may not be enough to add as many wins as we want, but you should have been able to get a top 50 defense in year one, or at least a top 60 defense, and now you have multiple years of recruiting and transfers. Even if our conference has amazing offenses, we're the third-worst in the ACC in defensive efficiency. Yes, we gave up a ton to UGA and ND, but even before we played those games, our defense was down towards the bottom. In an apples-to-apples comparison, why can't we field a defense as good as Syracuse or Louisville with the players we already have? Similarly, on offense, why can't we at least be the equivalent on Syracuse? Here are the efficiency numbers, adjusted for strength of schedule: [URL]https://www.espn.com/college-football/fpi/_/view/efficiencies/group/1/sort/efficiencies.defefficiencyrank/dir/asc[/URL]. By the way, we're in the same general area in team efficiency as Memphis, East Carolina, and Tulane. With the resources we have, we should at least be in UCF or SMU range. TL;DR: we should be able to see results across the board pretty quickly. Next year, we'll probably see more on offense because we have a new OC. [/QUOTE]
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