Game #2 Postgame Numbers & Notes

[StatTiger 3,188]

• Last week against UL, 35.7% of Auburn's first down snaps on offense went for 3-yards or less. This week against JSU, it was 50.0%.
  

• Johnson has completed 78% of his passes (25/32) within 10-yards of the LOS and 28.5% (6/21) beyond 10-yards.
  

• From 2006-2014, Gus Malzahn's offense averaged an impact play (15+ yds) every 7.4 snaps. Two games into this season it is 1 every 18.8 snaps. This must change if Auburn is to win a conference game this season.
  

• During the 2013 season, 44.5% of Tre Mason's rush attempts netted at least 5-yards. Peyton Barber is currently hitting at 51.1% through 2 games.
  

• The Auburn offense has converted 41.7% of their third-downs during the first half, improving to 55.6% during the second-half. The Auburn defense has allowed a conversion rate of 55.6% during the first-half and 42.9% during the second-half. Playing better during the second-half is a possible bright spot for a very young Auburn team moving forward.
  

• The average distance required to convert a third-down for the Auburn offense has been 7.3 yards through 2 games. This needs to change very soon as Auburn goes into conference play.
  

• Speaking of 3rd & long, the Auburn offense is averaging 5.5 yards per play on first-down with the statistical goal being at least 6-yards. This must improve to prevent the third and long situations.
  

• Last year Auburn finished at No. 106 nationally in fumble recovery percentage. Auburn recovered only 37%. Through 7 games, Auburn has recovered only 1 of 7 fumbles (14%).
  

• Auburn allowed 5.4 yards per play during the first-half and 4.4 yards during the second-half.
  

• Defense losing steam? 51.2% of the first-half snaps defended have resulted in 2-yards or less. That percentage drops to 39% during the second-half. Of the tackles for loss, 82% have come during the first-half.
  

• Auburn has allowed 2.8 yards per rush during the first-half and 5.4 yards per rush during the second-half.
  

• Ricardo Louis has been the most targeted Auburn Tiger in the passing game with 20. Duke Williams is No. 2 with 12 passes thrown his way through 2 games.
  

• Ricardo Louis and Peyton Barber have accounted for 51% of Auburn's offensive snaps and 57% of the total yardage gained through 2 games.
  

• In regards to the weekly statistical report cards, the 2015 Auburn Tigers are 50% on offense, 57% on defense and 71% on special teams. The 2013 Auburn Tigers were 75% on offense, 49% on defense and 72% on special teams. The 2014 Auburn Tigers were 75% on offense, 48% on defense and 53% on special teams. It is early but thus far, the defense and special teams has improved and the offense has taken a major dive.
  

• Auburn's defensive tackles have accounted for 66% of the DL's tackles. Auburn truly needs a DE to step up not named, Carl Lawson.
  

• Rudy Ford is becoming a star and very dependable player. It is good to see a player excel after a major position change. He showed great promise last season and has picked up from where he left off. Carlton Davis is making classic freshman mistakes but I can see why the coaching staff likes his potential.
  

• The Auburn defense was No. 44 nationally in "tackles for loss" ratio, with 1 every 11.1 snaps defended. The Tigers are currently averaging 1 every 11.3 snaps.
  

• Run-defense remains a major issue for the Auburn defense. The Tigers have allowed 180.1 yards rushing from 2011-2015 (54 games), where the opponent has rushed for at least 150-yards during 59% of the games played.
  

Not having Avery Young in the lineup hurt the continuity of a young Auburn offensive line. It forced Braden Smith to play out of position. The initial offensive game plan of throwing early and short to build Jeremy Johnson's confidence would have been far more successful had the running game delivered early on. Speaking of the running-game, there should be no doubt that Peyton Barber should be the featured back moving forward. It might be beneficial to slide Roc Thomas into the "Onterio McCalebb" role and for Barber and Jovon Robinson to be the inside attack. Roc Thomas and Kerryon Johnson are very dangerous in space. It was great to see the backs involved in the passing game. Hope this trend continues.

Jeremy Johnson continued to struggle but made some slight improvements in terms of throwing the ball away and running the ball, when he did not see a passing option. If he cannot improve in the vertical passing game, this offense will turn into the 2011 version, where opponents had all 11-defenders within 10-yards of the line of scrimmage the majority of snaps. The running game will be easier to defend with fewer opportunities to create impact plays.

As frustrating as it was to see the Auburn secondary playing soft the majority of the time, it was clear Will Muschamp was concerned about his young secondary being burned for the long play. Through 2 games, the Auburn defense has allowed only one play of 30-yards or more through 132 snaps defended. Last season, Auburn allowed a big play every 35 snaps defended. Of course it is early, and Auburn has yet to face a truly dangerous offense.

War Eagle!

[gr82b4au 5,568]

I agree about roc. Posted the same thing a few hours ago.

[tigerbrotha12 2,362]

JJ has looked pretty good in throwing those short intermediate comeback routes and flip out screens. I wish we wouldn't go away from what's working like that.

[CleCoTiger 1,957]

Comparisons of AU through two games in 2015 to AU through an entire season in 2013 are completely and utterly statisticly meaningless. Come on, Stat! Love ya man, and love your analyses over the years. But how about a comparison that means something? Why not compare two games in to two games in? Anything else is...not smart.

[amsterjam 107]

Comparisons of AU through two games in 2015 to AU through an entire season in 2013 are completely and utterly statistic meaningless. Come on, Stat! Love ya man, and love your analyses over the years. But how about a comparison that means something? Why not compare two games in to two games in? Anything else is...not smart.

Why don't you do it yourself smart guy? Maybe you could actually contribute something to this board instead of running around criticizing the people who do?

[CleCoTiger 1,957]

Comparisons of AU through two games in 2015 to AU through an entire season in 2013 are completely and utterly statistic meaningless. Come on, Stat! Love ya man, and love your analyses over the years. But how about a comparison that means something? Why not compare two games in to two games in? Anything else is...not smart.

Why don't you do it yourself smart guy? Maybe you could actually contribute something to this board instead of running around criticizing the people who do?

Dumb reply. I don't pretend to know more than Stat or to have his resources. All I'm saying is that any statistical comparison of two games to a full season is just pure noise and utterly meaningless. And it is. There is zero info to be drawn from that sort of exercise, no matter how much effort goes into it or how well meant.

[lala 327]

• Last week against UL, 35.7% of Auburn's first down snaps on offense went for 3-yards or less. This week against JSU, it was 50.0%.
  

• Johnson has completed 78% of his passes (25/32) within 10-yards of the LOS and 28.5% (6/21) beyond 10-yards.
  

• From 2006-2014, Gus Malzahn's offense averaged an impact play (15+ yds) every 7.4 snaps. Two games into this season it is 1 every 18.8 snaps. This must change if Auburn is to win a conference game this season.
  

• During the 2013 season, 44.5% of Tre Mason's rush attempts netted at least 5-yards. Peyton Barber is currently hitting at 51.1% through 2 games.
  

• The Auburn offense has converted 41.7% of their third-downs during the first half, improving to 55.6% during the second-half. The Auburn defense has allowed a conversion rate of 55.6% during the first-half and 42.9% during the second-half. Playing better during the second-half is a possible bright spot for a very young Auburn team moving forward.
  

• The average distance required to convert a third-down for the Auburn offense has been 7.3 yards through 2 games. This needs to change very soon as Auburn goes into conference play.
  

• Speaking of 3rd & long, the Auburn offense is averaging 5.5 yards per play on first-down with the statistical goal being at least 6-yards. This must improve to prevent the third and long situations.
  

• Last year Auburn finished at No. 106 nationally in fumble recovery percentage. Auburn recovered only 37%. Through 7 games, Auburn has recovered only 1 of 7 fumbles (14%).
  

• Auburn allowed 5.4 yards per play during the first-half and 4.4 yards during the second-half.
  

• Defense losing steam? 51.2% of the first-half snaps defended have resulted in 2-yards or less. That percentage drops to 39% during the second-half. Of the tackles for loss, 82% have come during the first-half.
  

• Auburn has allowed 2.8 yards per rush during the first-half and 5.4 yards per rush during the second-half.
  

• Ricardo Louis has been the most targeted Auburn Tiger in the passing game with 20. Duke Williams is No. 2 with 12 passes thrown his way through 2 games.
  

• Ricardo Louis and Peyton Barber have accounted for 51% of Auburn's offensive snaps and 57% of the total yardage gained through 2 games.
  

• In regards to the weekly statistical report cards, the 2015 Auburn Tigers are 50% on offense, 57% on defense and 71% on special teams. The 2013 Auburn Tigers were 75% on offense, 49% on defense and 72% on special teams. The 2014 Auburn Tigers were 75% on offense, 48% on defense and 53% on special teams. It is early but thus far, the defense and special teams has improved and the offense has taken a major dive.
  

• Auburn's defensive tackles have accounted for 66% of the DL's tackles. Auburn truly needs a DE to step up not named, Carl Lawson.
  

• Rudy Ford is becoming a star and very dependable player. It is good to see a player excel after a major position change. He showed great promise last season and has picked up from where he left off. Carlton Davis is making classic freshman mistakes but I can see why the coaching staff likes his potential.
  

• The Auburn defense was No. 44 nationally in "tackles for loss" ratio, with 1 every 11.1 snaps defended. The Tigers are currently averaging 1 every 11.3 snaps.
  

• Run-defense remains a major issue for the Auburn defense. The Tigers have allowed 180.1 yards rushing from 2011-2015 (54 games), where the opponent has rushed for at least 150-yards during 59% of the games played.
  

Not having Avery Young in the lineup hurt the continuity of a young Auburn offensive line. It forced Braden Smith to play out of position. The initial offensive game plan of throwing early and short to build Jeremy Johnson's confidence would have been far more successful had the running game delivered early on. Speaking of the running-game, there should be no doubt that Peyton Barber should be the featured back moving forward. It might be beneficial to slide Roc Thomas into the "Onterio McCalebb" role and for Barber and Jovon Robinson to be the inside attack. Roc Thomas and Kerryon Johnson are very dangerous in space. It was great to see the backs involved in the passing game. Hope this trend continues.

Jeremy Johnson continued to struggle but made some slight improvements in terms of throwing the ball away and running the ball, when he did not see a passing option. If he cannot improve in the vertical passing game, this offense will turn into the 2011 version, where opponents had all 11-defenders within 10-yards of the line of scrimmage the majority of snaps. The running game will be easier to defend with fewer opportunities to create impact plays.

As frustrating as it was to see the Auburn secondary playing soft the majority of the time, it was clear Will Muschamp was concerned about his young secondary being burned for the long play. Through 2 games, the Auburn defense has allowed only one play of 30-yards or more through 132 snaps defended. Last season, Auburn allowed a big play every 35 snaps defended. Of course it is early, and Auburn has yet to face a truly dangerous offense.

War Eagle!

as always, thanks Stat. This shows some big issues on offense, specifically the lack of big plays and distance on third down. One thing we did so well in 2010 and 2013 was get to a 3rd & short and I feel we converted every time mostly because of out QB athleticism. Also, lack of big plays have been an issue for two years. We have the speed guys like Truitt etc... so we need to do a better job getting them involved. I think that is why the want Roc to be the main RB because of his big play potential but he is not holding on to the ball. Our O coaching has to improve!

[Timeslider 6 269]

Comparisons of AU through two games in 2015 to AU through an entire season in 2013 are completely and utterly statistic meaningless. Come on, Stat! Love ya man, and love your analyses over the years. But how about a comparison that means something? Why not compare two games in to two games in? Anything else is...not smart.

Why don't you do it yourself smart guy? Maybe you could actually contribute something to this board instead of running around criticizing the people who do?

Dumb reply. I don't pretend to know more than Stat or to have his resources. All I'm saying is that any statistical comparison of two games to a full season is just pure noise and utterly meaningless. And it is. There is zero info to be drawn from that sort of exercise, no matter how much effort goes into it or how well meant.

Stat is giving us this info as a service to the readers, in order to add something to the conversation. Take from it what you will. If you have something to add please do, but please do not be negative when someone is just trying to add to the conversation. Each and every contributor has something to add, their opinion. It doesn't serve anyone to constantly criticize or berate or belittle others on the thread.

[AU64 10,122]

Lack of big plays bothers me the most. In recent years AU has thrived on big plays and JMO but we don't seem to have the type of team to grind it out for 15 play drives. Somewhere along the way, someone will commit a penalty or make some type of mistake that kills the drive.....been seeing that too much last year and again this year....at least that is my perception.

[BigWhiskey91 632]

Comparisons of AU through two games in 2015 to AU through an entire season in 2013 are completely and utterly statisticly meaningless. Come on, Stat! Love ya man, and love your analyses over the years. But how about a comparison that means something? Why not compare two games in to two games in? Anything else is...not smart.

Depends on the context of the comparison. To me, it seems that the point here is to compare what we have now, to what we had overall for 2013/2014 to show where we need to improve. I think that is okay to do because of the point of view these are targeting. Now it would make sense to compare week 1-2 for 2013-Now if we were wanting to see where we were in a growth perspective, but that isnt the point I got from these numbers. Simply put, this shows that there is improvement so far defensively, but our offensive production is not where it needs to be. Just barely eclipsing 400 yards against Jacksonville State along with our big plays being severely limited is forcing panic on the majority of Auburn fans.

[doc4aday 1,887]

• Last week against UL, 35.7% of Auburn's first down snaps on offense went for 3-yards or less. This week against JSU, it was 50.0%.
  

• Johnson has completed 78% of his passes (25/32) within 10-yards of the LOS and 28.5% (6/21) beyond 10-yards.
  

• From 2006-2014, Gus Malzahn's offense averaged an impact play (15+ yds) every 7.4 snaps. Two games into this season it is 1 every 18.8 snaps. This must change if Auburn is to win a conference game this season.
  

• During the 2013 season, 44.5% of Tre Mason's rush attempts netted at least 5-yards. Peyton Barber is currently hitting at 51.1% through 2 games.
  

• The Auburn offense has converted 41.7% of their third-downs during the first half, improving to 55.6% during the second-half. The Auburn defense has allowed a conversion rate of 55.6% during the first-half and 42.9% during the second-half. Playing better during the second-half is a possible bright spot for a very young Auburn team moving forward.
  

• The average distance required to convert a third-down for the Auburn offense has been 7.3 yards through 2 games. This needs to change very soon as Auburn goes into conference play.
  

• Speaking of 3rd & long, the Auburn offense is averaging 5.5 yards per play on first-down with the statistical goal being at least 6-yards. This must improve to prevent the third and long situations.
  

• Last year Auburn finished at No. 106 nationally in fumble recovery percentage. Auburn recovered only 37%. Through 7 games, Auburn has recovered only 1 of 7 fumbles (14%).
  

• Auburn allowed 5.4 yards per play during the first-half and 4.4 yards during the second-half.
  

• Defense losing steam? 51.2% of the first-half snaps defended have resulted in 2-yards or less. That percentage drops to 39% during the second-half. Of the tackles for loss, 82% have come during the first-half.
  

• Auburn has allowed 2.8 yards per rush during the first-half and 5.4 yards per rush during the second-half.
  

• Ricardo Louis has been the most targeted Auburn Tiger in the passing game with 20. Duke Williams is No. 2 with 12 passes thrown his way through 2 games.
  

• Ricardo Louis and Peyton Barber have accounted for 51% of Auburn's offensive snaps and 57% of the total yardage gained through 2 games.
  

• In regards to the weekly statistical report cards, the 2015 Auburn Tigers are 50% on offense, 57% on defense and 71% on special teams. The 2013 Auburn Tigers were 75% on offense, 49% on defense and 72% on special teams. The 2014 Auburn Tigers were 75% on offense, 48% on defense and 53% on special teams. It is early but thus far, the defense and special teams has improved and the offense has taken a major dive.
  

• Auburn's defensive tackles have accounted for 66% of the DL's tackles. Auburn truly needs a DE to step up not named, Carl Lawson.
  

• Rudy Ford is becoming a star and very dependable player. It is good to see a player excel after a major position change. He showed great promise last season and has picked up from where he left off. Carlton Davis is making classic freshman mistakes but I can see why the coaching staff likes his potential.
  

• The Auburn defense was No. 44 nationally in "tackles for loss" ratio, with 1 every 11.1 snaps defended. The Tigers are currently averaging 1 every 11.3 snaps.
  

• Run-defense remains a major issue for the Auburn defense. The Tigers have allowed 180.1 yards rushing from 2011-2015 (54 games), where the opponent has rushed for at least 150-yards during 59% of the games played.
  

Not having Avery Young in the lineup hurt the continuity of a young Auburn offensive line. It forced Braden Smith to play out of position. The initial offensive game plan of throwing early and short to build Jeremy Johnson's confidence would have been far more successful had the running game delivered early on. Speaking of the running-game, there should be no doubt that Peyton Barber should be the featured back moving forward. It might be beneficial to slide Roc Thomas into the "Onterio McCalebb" role and for Barber and Jovon Robinson to be the inside attack. Roc Thomas and Kerryon Johnson are very dangerous in space. It was great to see the backs involved in the passing game. Hope this trend continues.

Jeremy Johnson continued to struggle but made some slight improvements in terms of throwing the ball away and running the ball, when he did not see a passing option. If he cannot improve in the vertical passing game, this offense will turn into the 2011 version, where opponents had all 11-defenders within 10-yards of the line of scrimmage the majority of snaps. The running game will be easier to defend with fewer opportunities to create impact plays.

As frustrating as it was to see the Auburn secondary playing soft the majority of the time, it was clear Will Muschamp was concerned about his young secondary being burned for the long play. Through 2 games, the Auburn defense has allowed only one play of 30-yards or more through 132 snaps defended. Last season, Auburn allowed a big play every 35 snaps defended. Of course it is early, and Auburn has yet to face a truly dangerous offense.

War Eagle!

Your stats are dead on accurate. I enjoy your in-depth analysis of what has transpired so far this season. We will need a strong defensive effort against LSU. This could be a low scoring game of which neither team has no real advantage. If our offense kicks in and the defense steps up another notch, we could win by 10 or more points. Having Lawson and Matthews back next week could be the difference coming away with a win. LSU is not that good of team that will lose 4-5 games for 2015. Have faith my brothers and good things will happen.

[homersapien 11,354]

Wow. Having the defense crowd the line was the last thing I thought would happen this year.

[japantiger 4,051]

Comparisons of AU through two games in 2015 to AU through an entire season in 2013 are completely and utterly statistic meaningless. Come on, Stat! Love ya man, and love your analyses over the years. But how about a comparison that means something? Why not compare two games in to two games in? Anything else is...not smart.

Why don't you do it yourself smart guy? Maybe you could actually contribute something to this board instead of running around criticizing the people who do?

Dumb reply. I don't pretend to know more than Stat or to have his resources. All I'm saying is that any statistical comparison of two games to a full season is just pure noise and utterly meaningless. And it is. There is zero info to be drawn from that sort of exercise, no matter how much effort goes into it or how well meant.

Hmm, let's see....looking for the high ground on this post...you're a complete tool. How about that? As I also participate in other boards; most actively in the Aggie board; the quality of the analysis coming from Stat and what can be inferred from it are the best I see in the conference. I don't think it is Stat's job to tell you specifically what to think. The fact that you are unable to draw reasonable conclusions or inferences from the info; which others are clearly able to do; isn't Stats fault...hhmmm..who's fault could it be? Ben Franklin said it's better to be silent and let people think you a fool than to open your mouth and prove it....

Thanks Stat. The season to date performance is striking...our Offensive (no pun intended) output against two inferior opponents compared to a full season performance against one of the toughest schedules in college football is pretty telling. We're in trouble offensively...

On the good side, Barber has definitely become "the man" in the backfield. Ride that horse! Ricardo catches and he runs hard...less juking than in the past...he's running thru tacklers. Getting the backs more involved in the passing game can be a real boost for the O. Good play to Roc. Just need Jeremy to wait to drop it off instead of throwing into triple (ouch, yes, triple) coverage so often. Beyond that; most of the O news is bad.

Jeremy is a below avg SEC QB...not based on what I think of him...based on his performance and the Stats. His TD to INT ratio is 0.6...ouch...and frankly it could have been even worse had Louisville not dropped 2. He misses people high consistently and has just made bad decisions to date; against inferior opponents...or, the SEC is just really over-rated. Trying to find some glimmer on JJ; when he is in trouble; I don't really see any reaction from his wideouts...just seem to leave him hanging. Again, looking for the pony here...to think he is just this bad is too troubling and says so many things about our staff I just don't want to go there this beautiful, cool, TX Sunday morning....

War Eagle and thanks for the stats, Stat.

[FoundationEagle 637]

Comparisons of AU through two games in 2015 to AU through an entire season in 2013 are completely and utterly statistic meaningless. Come on, Stat! Love ya man, and love your analyses over the years. But how about a comparison that means something? Why not compare two games in to two games in? Anything else is...not smart.

Why don't you do it yourself smart guy? Maybe you could actually contribute something to this board instead of running around criticizing the people who do?

Dumb reply. I don't pretend to know more than Stat or to have his resources. All I'm saying is that any statistical comparison of two games to a full season is just pure noise and utterly meaningless. And it is. There is zero info to be drawn from that sort of exercise, no matter how much effort goes into it or how well meant.

You must be a miserable person. You run around attacking everyone for no reason. I hope you get your life straightened because something is making you very unhappy and you are projecting it here. To make my days free from your agony, I am putting you on my ignore list. Take care.

[WarTiger 3,896]

Comparisons of AU through two games in 2015 to AU through an entire season in 2013 are completely and utterly statistic meaningless. Come on, Stat! Love ya man, and love your analyses over the years. But how about a comparison that means something? Why not compare two games in to two games in? Anything else is...not smart.

Why don't you do it yourself smart guy? Maybe you could actually contribute something to this board instead of running around criticizing the people who do?

Dumb reply. I don't pretend to know more than Stat or to have his resources. All I'm saying is that any statistical comparison of two games to a full season is just pure noise and utterly meaningless. And it is.

Only according to you. You are entitled to your opinion but the rest of us enjoy what stat brings to the table. If you can't see how the comparisons work that's on you not the rest of us.

There is zero info to be drawn from that sort of exercise, no matter how much effort goes into it or how well meant.

There's a TON of information to be drawn from everything stattiger presents. Making such ridiculous statements is an indictment on you not those of us that enjoy these threads.

[AURealist 2,185]

Love the work you do, Stat.

"From 2006-2014, Gus Malzahn's offense averaged an impact play (15+ yds) every 7.4 snaps. Two games into this season it is 1 every 18.8 snaps. This must change if Auburn is to win a conference game this season."

Win a conference game?! How can it have gotten this bad?

Question: Is what we're seeing now actually a continuation of the end of season offensive slide from last year?

[wdefromtx 3,159]

Comparisons of AU through two games in 2015 to AU through an entire season in 2013 are completely and utterly statistic meaningless. Come on, Stat! Love ya man, and love your analyses over the years. But how about a comparison that means something? Why not compare two games in to two games in? Anything else is...not smart.

Why don't you do it yourself smart guy? Maybe you could actually contribute something to this board instead of running around criticizing the people who do?

Dumb reply. I don't pretend to know more than Stat or to have his resources. All I'm saying is that any statistical comparison of two games to a full season is just pure noise and utterly meaningless. And it is. There is zero info to be drawn from that sort of exercise, no matter how much effort goes into it or how well meant.

Hmm, let's see....looking for the high ground on this post...you're a complete tool. How about that? As I also participate in other boards; most actively in the Aggie board; the quality of the analysis coming from Stat and what can be inferred from it are the best I see in the conference. I don't think it is Stat's job to tell you specifically what to think. The fact that you are unable to draw reasonable conclusions or inferences from the info; which others are clearly able to do; isn't Stats fault...hhmmm..who's fault could it be? Ben Franklin said it's better to be silent and let people think you a fool than to open your mouth and prove it....

Thanks Stat. The season to date performance is striking...our Offensive (no pun intended) output against two inferior opponents compared to a full season performance against one of the toughest schedules in college football is pretty telling. We're in trouble offensively...

On the good side, Barber has definitely become "the man" in the backfield. Ride that horse! Ricardo catches and he runs hard...less juking than in the past...he's running thru tacklers. Getting the backs more involved in the passing game can be a real boost for the O. Good play to Roc. Just need Jeremy to wait to drop it off instead of throwing into triple (ouch, yes, triple) coverage so often. Beyond that; most of the O news is bad.

Jeremy is a below avg SEC QB...not based on what I think of him...based on his performance and the Stats. His TD to INT ratio is 0.6...ouch...and frankly it could have been even worse had Louisville not dropped 2. He misses people high consistently and has just made bad decisions to date; against inferior opponents...or, the SEC is just really over-rated. Trying to find some glimmer on JJ; when he is in trouble; I don't really see any reaction from his wideouts...just seem to leave him hanging. Again, looking for the pony here...to think he is just this bad is too troubling and says so many things about our staff I just don't want to go there this beautiful, cool, TX Sunday morning....

War Eagle and thanks for the stats, Stat.

JapanTiger,

What part of TX are you in?

[meh130 1,043]

Comments and questions:

Malzahn designs passing plays to pull coverage off of underneath receivers. The "Little Rock" play, which UL specifically practiced against, sends one WR on a fly route to pull the DBs deep and open up the RB or HB on the wheel underneath, one WR on a post route to open up the underneath middle, and the slot on a crossing route to the underneath middle.

An option on the fly route is a hitch. I think we hit Ricardo Louis on the hitch route a few times.

Anyway, the reason JJ may be hitting the 10-yd and under routes effectively is by design.

Also, I believe the progression of this play should be the post, then the fly, then the crossing. JJ has forced plays to the fly routes which have been intercepted. How many times was the crossing route open? Did JJ not make the right read, or not progress through his reads?

Has anyone looked at the 1st half of last-year's Arky game to see if JJ progressed through his reads?

Second. When Mo Adams was crushing the RB, was that a mid-line option play where he was unblocked? In other words, was Mo actually shedding a block and forcing the QB keep, or was he be played the fool by being unblocked allowing a Jax St OL to block someone else?

Third, while CWM may have been promoting Tre Williams prior to the season, he did not seem to be playing his assignment several times. I saw him following the motion of the play, and not staying at home. On a zone-read, the defense forces the offensive play. If Tre was moving with the QB (scraping), he should be doing that on the assumption other defenders were forcing the QB keep. Or it might have been a designed give to the RB (constraint play). Either way, there seemed to be a drop off in LB play when Tre was in.

I see three major issues. JJ's reads, defensive depth, and O-Line holding calls. I was critical of Shon Coleman last year, and I continue to be. He resorts to holding too easily.

[islandtime 0]

I've been following StatTiger's post game stats for years now (back when AUFamily was AUNation). This weeks write up says it all. I stand behind the team but it's time to take the criticism and build/improve from it not continue to pat themselves on the back for the few things they did right. For the fans that continue to say "it's early in the season" or "they're a young team", etc; your the reason people like William Hung wind up with a record contract....

[AURealist 2,185]

Has anyone looked at the 1st half of last-year's Arky game to see if JJ progressed through his reads?

I have never seen the entire game. I have watched the highlights.

Watch his head. Watch his feet. What do you see?

[wdefromtx 3,159]

Has anyone looked at the 1st half of last-year's Arky game to see if JJ progressed through his reads?

I have never seen the entire game. I have watched the highlights.

Watch his head. Watch his feet. What do you see?

He stared his receiver down the whole way. Only saw him go to his second guy once. The reason he lit it up against Arky is because no one had film on him.

They watched his tape and picked up on that. He decides who he is throwing to......no matter what pretty much everytime. Same with the other games last year.

[auburn4ever 1,266]

I wish JJ would take those short 5, 10 and 15 yard passes and forget about going long.

[AURealist 2,185]

Has anyone looked at the 1st half of last-year's Arky game to see if JJ progressed through his reads?

I have never seen the entire game. I have watched the highlights.

Watch his head. Watch his feet. What do you see?

He stared his receiver down the whole way. Only saw him go to his second guy once. The reason he lit it up against Arky is because no one had film on him.

They watched his tape and picked up on that. He decides who he is throwing to......no matter what pretty much every time. Same with the other games last year.

OK.

No film? What about

?

?

Watch his head. Watch his feet. What do you see?

What were the main factors, do you think, that made these plays work?

What do you now expect to see more of against LSU on Saturday?

In what ways do you think JJ has improved over the last 2 years at AU?

[auburn4ever 1,266]

Most teams get better from game 1 to game 2 because they fix things between games. Auburn got worse in that same time frame.

[GBAU83 212]

Has anyone looked at the 1st half of last-year's Arky game to see if JJ progressed through his reads?

I have never seen the entire game. I have watched the highlights.

Watch his head. Watch his feet. What do you see?

He stared his receiver down the whole way. Only saw him go to his second guy once. The reason he lit it up against Arky is because no one had film on him.

They watched his tape and picked up on that. He decides who he is throwing to......no matter what pretty much every time. Same with the other games last year.

OK.

No film? What about

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Watch his head. Watch his feet. What do you see?

What were the main factors, do you think, that made these plays work?

What do you now expect to see more of against LSU on Saturday?

In what ways do you think JJ has improved over the last 2 years at AU?

So my questions (and not meant to disrespect what you all have analyzed here), but if you can see the film on JJ and determine this, and we figure opposing defenses have done similar, then why haven't our coaches seen the same, and worked something to change/prevent this? Or is that part of the GUS genius (in another post) that he is setting up future teams to review the films, see the tendencies and then switch then for success?