big plays: UT @ bottom of SEC over past 3 years

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2013-15: Offensive plays 20+ yards
1. Texas A&M: 233
2. Ole Miss: 229
3. LSU: 221
4. Alabama: 220
5. Miss. State: 216
6. Georgia: 214
7. South Carolina: 206
8. Auburn: 198
9. Missouri: 179
10. Arkansas: 172
11. Kentucky: 167
12. Tennessee: 164
13. Florida: 133
14. Vandy: 127

2013-15: Offensive plays 40+ yards
1. Alabama: 62
2. Ole Miss: 57
2. LSU: 57
2. Auburn: 57
5. Miss. State: 52
6. Texas A&M: 48
7. Kentucky: 45
8. South Carolina: 44
9. Missouri: 43
10. Georgia: 41
11. Arkansas: 39
12. Florida: 38
13. Vandy: 27
13. Tennessee: 27 (2 more games than Vandy)

Most alarming over that 38-game span, IMO, is that the Vols had just 14 passing plays for 40+ yards, the fewest in the SEC (Georgia was 13th with 19). Mississippi State had 18 passing plays for 40+ yards last year alone...Tyler Bray had 15 in 2012.

During the off-season Butch Jones expressed a commitment to generating more explosive plays, but we managed just 1 play for 20+ yards last week (116 teams had at least 2, 50 teams at least 5). I'd like to believe that's not a harbinger of what's to come, but I sometimes feel like we limit -- hamstring -- ourselves offensively more than our opponents' defenses do. It's one thing to talk about being more explosive, but quite another to know how to effectively deploy your weapons and make it happen.

"I think one of the big things for us and one of the key elements in the evolution of this year’s offense is the ability to create explosive plays...Everyone talks about pushing the ball down the field, and I completely agree, and we’ve worked very hard on it. But it’s also run after the catch. It’s the ability to throw a 5- or 6-yard slant and it turns into a 36-yard slant. It’s the ability to throw a 5-yard hitch and run after the catch for a 25-yard gain. It’s all those things that for us we need to continue to work to create explosive plays..." ~ Butch Jones
 
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Shows how conservative the staff is. I can only name 4 memorable big plays since Butch got here: North catch vs USC in '13, Malone's catches against UK and App St, and that long run from Kamara against BG last year.
 
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That is how Jones runs the o. Times when we needed to get points and opened it up we were super explosive. The rest of the time is predictable. Run, run, pass.
 
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This is just a reflection of the conservative mentality Jones has. Its like he's perpetually worried something will go wrong and call plays to avoid it
 
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TheBigOne10 said:
Wow, just wow. Numbers don't lie....
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and I'm still waiting for the big improvement from Dobbs: 1 long TD great + 1 INT not so great. I'll believe it when I see it. Poor passing this year will result in at best 8-4 season. Hopefully, we will see the so-called improvements in the passing game this week.
 
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RollerVol said:
sorry...Jones doesn't call the plays...:hi:

GO VOLS!
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So he isn't the one that decides to kick field goals on the 2 yard line? Or how about going for the PAT when we clearly need 2 points? Or allowing Debord (if it's true) to let off the gas when we have 17 point leads?

No, you're right. It isn't Jones making those decisions......
 
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Look at who our QB's have been the last few years. Worley and Dobbs are not exactly big time passers.
 
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We only have to average 4+ yds per play. That's how we control the pace of the game. Yeah big plays are exciting, but controlling the game is more important IMO.
 
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Volingatorland said:
We only have to average 4+ yds per play. That's how we control the pace of the game. Yeah big plays are exciting, but controlling the game is more important IMO.
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Totally agree. The big pay passes are gambles - if you take the gamble at the wrong time and fail, you are then forced into a certain type of play. And if you succeed, you put your defense back on the field.

To me it more about controlling and moving the ball down the field - I don't care if they run the ball every play if they move the chains and keep the drive alive.

The interesting thing is that teams like App State have figured out that the best way to stay in the game with teams that have more talent is by controlling the ball and the clock.

There is nothing wrong with a ball control offense.
 
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volfan102455 said:
Totally agree. The big pay passes are gambles - if you take the gamble at the wrong time and fail, you are then forced into a certain type of play. And if you succeed, you put your defense back on the field.

To me it more about controlling and moving the ball down the field - I don't care if they run the ball every play if they move the chains and keep the drive alive.

The interesting thing is that teams like App State have figured out that the best way to stay in the game with teams that have more talent is by controlling the ball and the clock.

There is nothing wrong with a ball control offense.
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I want to like this, but you hae 666 likes and I'm a little scared.
 
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dhb92 said:
Shows how conservative the staff is. I can only name 4 memorable big plays since Butch got here: North catch vs USC in '13, Malone's catches against UK and App St, and that long run from Kamara against BG last year.
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Croom vs UK
 
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Volingatorland said:
We only have to average 4+ yds per play. That's how we control the pace of the game. Yeah big plays are exciting, but controlling the game is more important IMO.
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"Controlling the game" means nothing if you're being outscored, as you will be most of the time if you average under 5 yards per play; that's an offensive failure and a recipe for disaster.

Of the 20 teams that averaged under 5 ypp last year, only one finished with a winning record: Northwestern. The other 19 teams combined for 72 wins.

The five stats that matter most in football are efficiency, explosiveness, field position, finishing drives and turnovers.

• If you win the field position battle, you win the game 72 percent of the time.
• If you win the turnover battle, you win the game 73 percent of the time.
• If you finish drives better than your opponent, you win 75 percent of the time.
• If you are more efficient than your opponent, you win 83 percent of the time.
• If you are more explosive than your opponent, you win 86 percent of the time.
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Volingatorland said:
We only have to average 4+ yds per play. That's how we control the pace of the game. Yeah big plays are exciting, but controlling the game is more important IMO.
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Saw a show not long ago explaining why every coach in CFB is looking to create big plays. It showed the percentages of down and distance success coupled with the success rate of stringing together long drives on a consistent basis. The bottom line is that teams that get big chunk plays are much more successful on O than those that don't.
 
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