StatTiger 3,188 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Over the past 25 years, Auburn's defense has defended an average of 12.7 possessions per game. The 2015 Auburn defense defended an average of 11.6 possessions per game. This was the lowest average of possessions defended over the past 25 years except for the 2006 season (10.5 possessions). Note that 2006 was the season the NCAA shortened the game by changing limiting the stoppage of the game clock. Despite defending a fewer number of possessions, the defense remained on the field for an average of 6.5 snaps per possession. This was the worst average of snaps per possession by an Auburn defense over the past 25 seasons. The average number of snaps per possession defended over the past 25 years was 5.3. Over the course of a 13-game season, this meant the Auburn defense defended an additional 198 snaps over the season. Over the past 25 seasons, Auburn has defended an average of 67.4 snaps per game, which meant the 2015 Auburn defense played an additional 2.9 games on defense. The 2015 Auburn defense did possess the 3rd best ratio of allowing plays of 30-yards or more, which was a major goal for Coach Will Muschamp. Take away all the plays of 30-yards or more allowed, the 2015 Auburn defense allowed an average of 4.8 yards per play (minus the big plays allowed), which was the third worst ratio over the past 25 seasons. Two of the issues for remaining on the field was a lack of forced-turnovers and third-down conversions. During the 2014 season, the Auburn defense forced 28 turnovers, which dropped to just 19 this past season. The 2015 Auburn defense forced a turnover every 51.6 snaps, third worst by an Auburn defense over the past 25 seasons. The 2015 Auburn defense forced a "3 & out" only 21.9% of the time, the worst percentage by an Auburn defense over the past 25 years. This 2015 Auburn defense allowed a third-down conversion rate of 44.9%, second worst allowed over the past 25-years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 12,835 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Happy New Year, Stat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatTiger 3,188 Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 Happy New Year, Stat! Happy New Year and War Eagle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle-1 3,821 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 And we paid how much for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredst 9,064 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Lol. Shows what I know about football. I thought the defense looked better this year, especially last 4-5 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,297 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 And we paid how much for that? Bed. Go to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatTiger 3,188 Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 Lol. Shows what I know about football. I thought the defense looked better this year, especially last 4-5 games. 2014 pass-efficiency defense rating: 159.1 2015 pass-efficiency defense rating: 119.8 21 TD passes allowed in 2014 12 TD passes allowed in 2015 34 TD's allowed in SEC play during 2014 24 TD's allowed in SEC play during 2015 26 plays of 30+ yards allowed during 2014 15 plays of 30+ yards allowed during 2015 106 plays of 15+ yards allowed during 2014 90 plays of 15+ yards allowed during 2015 44 TD's allowed in 2015 36 TD's allowed in 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUloggerhead 2,229 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Steele has his work cut out for him. Here's a useful link to AU's stats for 2015: http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/ranking_summary Select Auburn and just peruse down the list of categories where AU ranks over 100 nationally (out of 127 FBS schools,) or even 10th or more in the SEC (out of 14 schools.) For the category, "Team Tackles for Loss" AU ranks 125th nationally, and 14th in the SEC. For "Team Sacks" AU does a little bit better: 104th nationally & 13th in the SEC. It doesn't take a defensive genius to see the DL needs immediate attention. Now granted, improvements from last year and even during the season were certainly made. But ... until & unless AU starts getting some (better) penetration at the LOS and a consistent pass rush by the front 3-4 DL, they're not going to sniff bowls any better than Birmingham or Shreveport. WDE Coach Steele. Get to work on 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 The objective is to outscore the opponent. A little more offensive output and the D this season would have been more than adequate. I'm of the school of thought that says we paid too much for CWM but it's like in ML baseball during the stretch run when the contenders go out and pay a fortune for pitcher they think will get them into the play-offs. They over-pay and it's a short-term deal....happens all the time...and sometimes it works and sometimes not. JMO but time to put that behind us and try to build some stability and continuity in our coaching staff....or we will continue to find ourselves paying too much for short-term solutions that may or may not work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,579 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 The objective is to outscore the opponent. A little more offensive output and the D this season would have been more than adequate. I'm of the school of thought that says we paid too much for CWM but it's like in ML baseball during the stretch run when the contenders go out and pay a fortune for pitcher they think will get them into the play-offs. They over-pay and it's a short-term deal....happens all the time...and sometimes it works and sometimes not. JMO but time to put that behind us and try to build some stability and continuity in our coaching staff....or we will continue to find ourselves paying too much for short-term solutions that may or may not work out. Yep. We're like a car going into ever-increasing fishtailing. Every turn of the wheel is making things worse. It's time to stop all the instant gratification nonsense and give well qualified coaches time to do their jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 First objective is to build a staff before the recruiting dead period ends. Or at least before the OV's start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 First objective is to build a staff before the recruiting dead period ends. Or at least before the OV's start. Wouldn't be surprised if there is an announcement at the press conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 First objective is to build a staff before the recruiting dead period ends. Or at least before the OV's start. Wouldn't be surprised if there is an announcement at the press conference. When is the press conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBAU83 212 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Is there a press conference scheduled for today? Did I miss something (wouldn't be the first time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I thought I read somewhere yesterday a press conference was scheduled, trying to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala 327 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Thanks stat. Watching the MSU dline last night reinforced my belief that our quality depth is atrocious. Lack of depth had as much affect on the inability to get off the field on 3rd downs. My hope is Steele come up with a certain type of player (size and skill set) at each position a recruit to that measurement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 alright, It says Auburn is expecting a media conference in the next few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBAU83 212 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 alright, It says Auburn is expecting a media conference in the next few days okay makes more sense than doing one on New years day or over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harp_AU2013 221 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I think will started to recruit those players last year and Rodney has continued it this year which is why I believe we can't lose RG this year. Especially with the "bond" Derrick Brown claims he has with RG. Whoever Steele chooses to bring in to replace TRob and Thompson has to be able to recruit lights out and develop these young guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,512 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Hypothetical: Would you rather have a coach that is a great teacher and developer or a great recruiter. Don't say both. Choose one or the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlueVue 177 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 The objective is to outscore the opponent. A little more offensive output and the D this season would have been more than adequate. I'm of the school of thought that says we paid too much for CWM but it's like in ML baseball during the stretch run when the contenders go out and pay a fortune for pitcher they think will get them into the play-offs. They over-pay and it's a short-term deal....happens all the time...and sometimes it works and sometimes not. JMO but time to put that behind us and try to build some stability and continuity in our coaching staff....or we will continue to find ourselves paying too much for short-term solutions that may or may not work out. Yep. We're like a car going into ever-increasing fishtailing. Every turn of the wheel is making things worse. It's time to stop all the instant gratification nonsense and give well qualified coaches time to do their jobs. but, we're talking about Auburn football. Do you honestly think we'll pull out of this fish tail with out totaling the car? Seems like the trend in Auburn where our Ath Dept burns through more coaches than any other program in the league. If Im wrong about that, who else in the SEC is on their 5th DC just since 2010? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToraGirl 5,498 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 To Bird's query: great teacher/leader...it may be chicken and the egg, and both are important, but the program will eventually sell itself if the field product is as good as it can be. If you can get the "best" here, intangibles aside, but can't teach or develop them to produce consistently, it looks like what was described of Will Scarlet in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Hypothetical: Would you rather have a coach that is a great teacher and developer or a great recruiter. Don't say both. Choose one or the other Great teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlueVue 177 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Hypothetical: Would you rather have a coach that is a great teacher and developer or a great recruiter. Don't say both. Choose one or the other It is a really good question. However, there is only so much a coach can do w/o the talent to compete against SEC teams that are loaded with it.. I'll take a loyal recruiter every time. Size and speed cannot be coached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I'm hoping coach Steele will hire Randy Shannon to be DB coach and Kevin Greene or Travis Williams to coach LB's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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