Popular Post StatTiger 3,188 Posted September 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2018 Game #2 Statistical Evaluation (Alabama State Game)Offensive Report Card 01) Avg 7-yards per play on 1st down: [10.1] pass 02) Convert at least 50% of 3rd downs: [20.0%] fail 03) Avg at least 6.0 yards per rush: [7.3] pass 04) Score on at least 1/2 of possessions: [43.7%] fail 05) Keep 3 and out series under 25.0%: [18.8%] pass 06) Average 9.5 yards per pass attempt: [9.9] pass 07) Score at least 80% inside red zone: [83.3%] pass08) TD red zone above 75%: [83.3%] pass 09) Avg at least 40-yards per possession: [37.8] fail 10) 50% of offensive snaps part of scoring drives: [54.8%] pass 11) TD / Turnover ratio above 3.0: [2.3] fail 12) TD ratio of at least 1 every 13 snaps: [10.4] pass 13) At least 10 impact plays: [15] pass 14) At least 3 big plays: [1] fail 15) Pass rating of at least 145.0: [163.5] pass 16) Yards to Point Ratio of 12.0 or under: [9.0] pass Score: 11 of 16 (68.7%) Pass Defensive Report Card: 01) Avg under 5-yards per play on 1st down: [3.3] pass 02) Convert below 30% of 3rd downs: [13.3%] pass 03) Avg at least 3.0 yards per rush or less: [1.3] pass 04) Score 1/4 of possessions or below: [5.9%] pass 05) Keep 3 and out series above 40.0%: [58.8%] pass 06) Average below 6.5 yards per pass attempt: [5.4] pass 07) Score below 65% inside red zone: [100.0%] fail 08) TD red zone below 50.0%: [100.0%] fail 09) Avg under 20-yards per possession: [12.0] pass 10) 30.0% or less of offensive snaps part of scoring drives: [4.7%] pass 11) TD / Turnover ratio below 1.0: [.33] pass 12) TD ratio of at least 1 every 35 snaps: [64.0] pass 13) Less than 6 impact plays: [4] pass14) No more than 1 big plays allowed: [1] pass 15) Pass rating below 115.0: [81.3] pass 16) Yards to Point Ratio of 25.0 or higher: [22.8] fail Score: 13 of 16 (81.2%) Pass Special Teams Report Card: 1) Punt Average (Above 43.0): [38.0] fail 2) Punt Return Defense (Below 7.0 YPR): [0.0] pass 3) Punt Return Offense (Above 11.0 YPR): [13.5] pass4) Kick-Return Defense (Below 20.0 YPR): [18.5] pass 5) Kick-Return Offense (Above 25.0 YPR): [20.5] fail 6) PAT’s (100%): [9/9] pass 7) FG Pct (75% or above): [N/A] Score: 4 of 6 (66.7%) Pass * 50% is a passing score. I changed the criteria for the statistical report card to reflect the level of competition. More was expected from the team to obtain a passing grade as Auburn faced an FCS opponent in Alabama State. The Auburn defense graded out higher than the offense as the offense struggled with three turnovers during the game. Despite the adjustment in the criteria for a passing grade, all three phases had a passing grade for the night. The four fumbles lost against Alabama State was the most disappointing aspect of the game as three of the fumbles were committed by three different freshman players. Auburn was able to clear their bench as the lopsided victory allowed Auburn coaches to field a wide variety of personnel. Of Auburn's 59 rush attempts, 14 different Auburn Tigers had at least one rush attempt. The Auburn defense was robbed of a shutout as the offense allowed a safety just before the first half expired. Later in the second half, Auburn's special teams fumbled a punt, setting the defense up at the Auburn 16-yard line. Auburn's reserve defense allowed a 29-yard touchdown pass on third down, which was the only points the Auburn defense surrendered during the game. The Hornets were held to just 90 yards on 27 first down snaps, and 51 of those yards came on one play. Only a ridiculous personal foul on Marlon Davison prevented the Tigers from having 11 "three and out" series, defending 17 possessions. Kevin Steele's defense substituted early in the game, allowing younger players to obtain valuable playing time against the Hornets. Backup players made five of Auburn's nine tackles for loss. Outside of the turnovers, the most disappointing facet of the game was the use of the backup quarterbacks. Of the 39 snaps taken by the backup quarterbacks, only three pass attempts were made, and all three were within 10-yards of the line of scrimmage. Cord Sandberg saw his first action as a collegiate player and was able to rush for 35-yards on three carries. He attempted only one pass, which was a pass in the flat for a 22-yard gain. Malik Willis and Sandberg combined for three pass attempts for two completions and 25-yards. Though the priority on offense this week was to work on the ground game, Auburn failed in obtaining valuable snaps for the backup quarterbacks. As long as Jarrett Stidham remains healthy, it won't become an issue. Shoulder he suffer an injury, Auburn could be in significant trouble without a confident backup in the waiting. The defense was the bright spot of the game as Auburn lost little intensity and consistency once the bench was cleared for the backup players. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the game was the performance of JaTarvious Whitlow and Shaun Shivers. The two freshman running backs combined for 27 rushes for 239-yards. They both proved they would be able to contribute significantly as the season progresses. Of Auburn's 567-yards on 73 plays, 435-yards was gained by freshman personnel on 42 touches. The downside was three turnovers committed by the freshman. The turnovers will likely hurt some of the freshman's contributions moving forward, but there is plenty of offensive potential among the younger players. War Eagle! 1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToomersStreet 795 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 @StatTiger has Gus ever gone this deep into his reserves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUGoo 2,659 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Ok. He's coming along on getting players experience. Next step to get back up QB experience as you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_M4_AU 7,773 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 As to the backup QB play, Gus and CCL will have the Arky and Southern Miss games after this weekend to get some more playing time for the QB’s. I would hope to see Malik and Cord toss the ball around in those games. The schedule sets up well for player development in the early part of the season. Here’s to a great season and a promising future: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,368 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I was disappointed in the 3rd down play calling and execution. That will be exacerbated against much better teams. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_M4_AU 7,773 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1 minute ago, bigbird said: I was disappointed in the 3rd down play calling and execution. That will be exacerbated against much better teams. Beginning next week. Hope my man crush, CCL, steps up. I’m counting on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowebb11 9,309 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 One thing I noticed watching the replay, our backup center plays much more physical than the starter. He comes off the ball looking for someone to hit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weagl1 1,781 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 It’s beginning to look like we need to get Sandberg ready for the backup job. Willis does not look nearly as good this year as he did last year based on what we saw A Day and last night. Maybe he is in a sophomore slump or something. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd4au 1,145 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 3 hours ago, I_M4_AU said: As to the backup QB play, Gus and CCL will have the Arky and Southern Miss games after this weekend to get some more playing time for the QB’s Yes they will, but we both know they will probably do the same thing in those games. I just don't see the value in not letting these QB's play like the game is on the line and call plays that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost 452 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 My complaint has always been with Gus not allowing his backup qb ( even in the spring game) a chance to operate the offense. No wonder we can not survive if we lose our qb. He never allows the backup to come in AND OPERATE HIS OFFENSE. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 3 hours ago, bigbird said: I was disappointed in the 3rd down play calling and execution. That will be exacerbated against much better teams. Gus must've called the 3rd down Offense 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jAUSon 2,836 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Thank you Stat. 3 pass attempts for 39 snaps. Year after year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerman1186 537 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 4 hours ago, weagl1 said: It’s beginning to look like we need to get Sandberg ready for the backup job. Willis does not look nearly as good this year as he did last year based on what we saw A Day and last night. Maybe he is in a sophomore slump or something. I feel the same way about Willis...he reminds me too much of JFIII....he always wants to keep the ball instead of following his keys and hand it off to the back; which he did on the safety....even when he ran his only play vs. bama last year, he came in and kept it for a loss.... Not really confident with our back-up QB situation....JS better stay healthy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUApostle 7,648 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 (edited) Our offense scored 49 points without scoring on half of our possessions...good lord. Edited September 9, 2018 by AUDevil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc4aday 1,887 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 That score could have easily could have been 77 to 9 if we could have executed better. I do think Cord is going to develop into a nice QB and will only be a matter of time before he becomes the 2nd team QB. If we can get Gatewood healed up, then we will have a lot more options at the QB position. Does anyone know if there is a time frame to get Gatewood back? Will he be ready for the LSU game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_M4_AU 7,773 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 6 hours ago, kd4au said: Yes they will, but we both know they will probably do the same thing in those games. I just don't see the value in not letting these QB's play like the game is on the line and call plays that way. I’m thinking that CCL knows he’s not going to have JS next year and he will convince Gus the backups need meaningful game time reps which should include passing reps. I believe CCL has had a positive influence on the play calling and offensive output. The way Cord played was very encouraging. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 10 hours ago, ToomersStreet said: @StatTiger has Gus ever gone this deep into his reserves? New red shirt rule makes it easier to put so many guys into a game like that..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd4au 1,145 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 10 hours ago, I_M4_AU said: I’m thinking that CCL knows he’s not going to have JS next year and he will convince Gus the backups need meaningful game time reps which should include passing reps. I believe CCL has had a positive influence on the play calling and offensive output. The way Cord played was very encouraging. Hope your right. But I'll have to see it to believe it. What did they get three passes between them against Al. St. ? You know, I can understand not wanting to run up the score on a team but, you have to coach your team and let the other coach worry about that. I mean is 80 something to 9 any worse than 63-9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUMicBK 124 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Quote Here's a look at what our guys did on the career stats charts: * Ryan Davis passed Emory Blake to move up to 6th all-time in receptions * Daniel Thomas passed Javaris Davis for the team career lead in INTs with 5 * Derrick Brown passed Marlon Davidson for the team career lead in sacks with 6.5 Looking forward to LSU: * Darius Slayton needs 14 yards for 1,000 career receiving and all-purpose yards * Eli Stove needs 65 all-purpose yards for 1,000 career * Jarrett Stidham needs 6 completions to enter the career top 10 (6 to tie Nick Marshall at # 10, 7 to pass him) * Kam Martin needs 108 rushing yards to reach 1,000 for his career * Stidham needs 272 yards of total offense to reach 4,000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_M4_AU 7,773 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, kd4au said: Hope your right. But I'll have to see it to believe it. What did they get three passes between them against Al. St. ? You know, I can understand not wanting to run up the score on a team but, you have to coach your team and let the other coach worry about that. I mean is 80 something to 9 any worse than 63-9? It’s just my early season optimism speaking before Gus does some of his mind boggling mid season decision making. Only time will tell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, kd4au said: Hope your right. But I'll have to see it to believe it. What did they get three passes between them against Al. St. ? You know, I can understand not wanting to run up the score on a team but, you have to coach your team and let the other coach worry about that. I mean is 80 something to 9 any worse than 63-9? Yes.....IMO....we can't help what ASU did to help us along but 63 was plenty. Our QBs probably have a more difficult time practicing against AU's ones or twos in practice than against ASU. Again, JMO but there was little to learn in that game right from the start. The primary benefits were that the young guys who work so hard in practice actually got some playing time on the big field and some of the previously injured guys got to run some full speed plays.....and that it appears that nobody got hurt. The loser in the game was the #2 QB who for the second week in a row made a bad decision on an easy play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKEEL75 2,566 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 23 hours ago, StatTiger said: 14) At least 3 big plays: [1] fail This was something I noticed. I know AL State was over matched and we went more to the run game. Best of my recollection, JS only tried 2 deep throws and connected on 1 of them. We had 0 deep balls against Washington. I know that you take what the D gives you, but why not chunk a few down field and back those safeties up. Please don't start bashing me because I was one of the ones screaming for some underneath passes a year ago. I guess I am just looking for more of a median. Maybe 4-6 deep throws just to keep the safeties honest then work back underneath. But hey what do I know... That is why CCL is getting the big bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd4au 1,145 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, AU64 said: The primary benefits were that the young guys who work so hard in practice actually got some playing time on the big field That's right they do work hard so let them play the game with a regular playbook and see what they can do in a real game. We might have scored some more points but we might have also given up points on int's, who knows because we didn't get to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 6 hours ago, kd4au said: That's right they do work hard so let them play the game with a regular playbook and see what they can do in a real game. We might have scored some more points but we might have also given up points on int's, who knows because we didn't get to see. well we saw fumbles and at least one muffed punt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTigerTime 186 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, LKEEL75 said: This was something I noticed. I know AL State was over matched and we went more to the run game. Best of my recollection, JS only tried 2 deep throws and connected on 1 of them. We had 0 deep balls against Washington. I know that you take what the D gives you, but why not chunk a few down field and back those safeties up. Please don't start bashing me because I was one of the ones screaming for some underneath passes a year ago. I guess I am just looking for more of a median. Maybe 4-6 deep throws just to keep the safeties honest then work back underneath. But hey what do I know... That is why CCL is getting the big bucks. I've always been of the opinion that you should play your full offense in these scrimmage games, so that when the big dogs come to play, you have some reps under your belt. Don't wait until you're against the ropes against a top team to pull out plays you've not run in a game-like situation. The passing game comes down to timing and precision. Don't put that pressure on athletes to nail the timing the first time when you don't give them the reps, but REALLY need them to have it finely tuned. Edited September 11, 2018 by AUTigerTime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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