Explosive plays, yards per pass, Gordon, RB's

[KingTrump]

One big difference so far this year vs last year, and prior years is comparing Gordon's 12.0 Y/A (yards/attempt) to Minshew, and Falk.

Through Minshew's first two games (Wyoming and San Jose St), his Y/A was around 6.7. He ended the year at 7.2.

Falk ended his senior year at 6.8 Y/A.

At the same time, Gordon has put up more passing yards with less attempts, similar CMP%, all while not playing in the 4th qtr.

Cupcake opponents, yes, but so far we are much more explosive passing the ball than previous years. 7 vs 12 Y/A = +5 Y/A increase is huge. I have no idea if this will continue, it might settle down around 10 Y/A in conference play, but that would still be a huge jump in explosiveness.

We have also hardly passed the ball to our RB's, which is another big difference this year vs prior years. Even in the first couple Falk-Minshew games they used the RB quite a bit.

Moving the ball downfield faster with less touches = potentially less chance for errors, and more scoring. If our defense was sharper in the last two games, 70+ would have been easy. I hope the offense continues at their rate and the D can improve bit.

Excited for Friday!

 

[BiggsCoug]

I think the WR talent and depth of talent is better. I think MB will be able to attack carrying the ball rather than catching it.

This group of WR can make you look foolish fast. They've got guys with speed, guys with size, guys with both. They've got the depth to run DBs ragged and keep rotating in fresh bodies.

If you give WSU 70+ snaps with the ball your defensive backs are gonna be tired.

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

He's pretty attached to the middle crossing pattern Arcanado runs, and it hits for pretty big yards.

He's going to have to be careful to not fall too in love with it or teams will start looking for it and baiting that route.

Of course if he's smart, he'll telegraph Arcanado but actually be looking off another route for big yards.

 

[Coug1990]

I think the WR talent and depth of talent is better. I think MB will be able to attack carrying the ball rather than catching it.

This group of WR can make you look foolish fast. They've got guys with speed, guys with size, guys with both. They've got the depth to run DBs ragged and keep rotating in fresh bodies.

If you give WSU 70+ snaps with the ball your defensive backs are gonna be tired.

Both the WR and the OL line talent has improved. Plus, Miller is just a better OL coach than McGuire.

 

[BiggsCoug]

Both the WR and the OL line talent has improved. Plus, Miller is just a better OL coach than McGuire.

Seriously, how much did McGuire hold WSU back?

 

[How_did_this_happen?]

One big difference so far this year vs last year, and prior years is comparing Gordon's 12.0 Y/A (yards/attempt) to Minshew, and Falk.

Through Minshew's first two games (Wyoming and San Jose St), his Y/A was around 6.7. He ended the year at 7.2.

Falk ended his senior year at 6.8 Y/A.

At the same time, Gordon has put up more passing yards with less attempts, similar CMP%, all while not playing in the 4th qtr.

Cupcake opponents, yes, but so far we are much more explosive passing the ball than previous years. 7 vs 12 Y/A = +5 Y/A increase is huge. I have no idea if this will continue, it might settle down around 10 Y/A in conference play, but that would still be a huge jump in explosiveness.

We have also hardly passed the ball to our RB's, which is another big difference this year vs prior years. Even in the first couple Falk-Minshew games they used the RB quite a bit.

Moving the ball downfield faster with less touches = potentially less chance for errors, and more scoring. If our defense was sharper in the last two games, 70+ would have been easy. I hope the offense continues at their rate and the D can improve bit.

Excited for Friday!

I'll be most interested to see how AG does in a very hostile stadium against a good defense. Utah, for example.

 

[Coug90]

One big difference so far this year vs last year, and prior years is comparing Gordon's 12.0 Y/A (yards/attempt) to Minshew, and Falk.

Through Minshew's first two games (Wyoming and San Jose St), his Y/A was around 6.7. He ended the year at 7.2.

Falk ended his senior year at 6.8 Y/A.

At the same time, Gordon has put up more passing yards with less attempts, similar CMP%, all while not playing in the 4th qtr.

Cupcake opponents, yes, but so far we are much more explosive passing the ball than previous years. 7 vs 12 Y/A = +5 Y/A increase is huge. I have no idea if this will continue, it might settle down around 10 Y/A in conference play, but that would still be a huge jump in explosiveness.

We have also hardly passed the ball to our RB's, which is another big difference this year vs prior years. Even in the first couple Falk-Minshew games they used the RB quite a bit.

Moving the ball downfield faster with less touches = potentially less chance for errors, and more scoring. If our defense was sharper in the last two games, 70+ would have been easy. I hope the offense continues at their rate and the D can improve bit.

Excited for Friday!

Yeah there was a good article on CC about this. apparently the YPP for the first two games are the 2 top games in our history (might have been 2 out of top 4 or something). At any rate as good as Mike Leachs offenses have been, along with the fact that we’ve played many teams with defenses just as bad, this offense is functioning at levels we’ve never seen.

With all the hand wringing over the defense, really looks like if we can get a so-so effort from that group, it’s going to be tough to outscore the Cougs.

Safe to say as well from what we’ve seen from the rest of the conference, the PAC 12 is going to be wide open again and there for the taking.

 

[CougEd]

I think the WR talent and depth of talent is better. I think MB will be able to attack carrying the ball rather than catching it.

This group of WR can make you look foolish fast. They've got guys with speed, guys with size, guys with both. They've got the depth to run DBs ragged and keep rotating in fresh bodies.

If you give WSU 70+ snaps with the ball your defensive backs are gonna be tired.

That is why Houston will run the ball....