Clear Signs of Progress - 2013 vs 2014 Vols Statistically

Do you believe this team has made clear progress?

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#26
#26
You have to expect us to be middle of the pack in most of these areas with a young team. Actually I am impressed that we are middle of the pack. The stat I particularly like is the penalties. Even with the young team, we are low in this area which shows our discipline has improved, we are not doing stupid things to beat ourselves. I imagine these will improve next year as we get more system players in the fold. We should have a MONSTER defensive line next year... I can't wait!!!
 
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#27
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sjt18 said:
The obvious problem with the stats cited is that the ones for last year were for the whole year. The ones for this year... Do not include the 3 least talented SEC teams UT will play.

If they take care of business like they should most of these stat lines will improve.
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Incorrect.

Both sets of stats are through 9 games as is explicitly stated in the original post.
 
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#28
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Salute to the op. You just did more research then Bleacher Report has done in it's entire existence. On top of that I did not have to click after each stat. Nicely done.
 
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#29
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Its simple TALENT wins and Recruiting rankings matter, it might not in the OVC or WAC, but recruiting ranking does matter, we are have way home after this class,if your class is rated 25-40 you will SUK in the SEC.
 
#35
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The one big area of improvement that I see is this: There's no quit in this team. They believe they can win.
 
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Phil-A-Man Jaro said:
I think everyone agrees their has been progress. Haven't seen many "nay-sayers". Have seen some who questioned coaches decisions.

Regardless. Good work. We've definitely improved. I don't think our schedule is any harder this year. Georgia and Florida are about the same (Georgia is worse now but with Gurley they were about the same as last year). Missouri and USC are worse. I think Bama might be slightly worse...but maybe not. I don't think Ole Miss is as good as auburn was last year. Oregon was better than Oklahoma. Vandy is worse. Arkansas St and Utah St. are tougher than our out of conference last year. So I think the schedule has been about the same...slightly easier.

Edit: I do believe we have THE toughest schedule in the nation for the second year running though. Just not any tougher that last year and maybe a little less.
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I think Auburn has a more difficult schedule and probably LSU, too.
 
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If we had depth and our Oline woes weren't so bad, our defensive numbers would have been much better. I bet we have one of the better 1st half defenses in the country with only AL and SCAR being the awful outliers.
 
#39
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IBlvNTmWrk said:
Actually... a few of them do.



In this case, we are actually performing worse this year (40%) than last year (35%). The fact that our "ranking" improved from 101st to 66th is a reflection of other teams performing worse this year... not us getting better.

I think I saw a few examples of this in the numbers, but there's still no doubt we've improved in most areas.

Sorry... not trying to rain on anyone's parade. :hi:
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the stat you quoted was offensive 3rd down and says "offensive" in the OP. We are up in conversions by 5%, which increased the ranking. Either the OP corrected a mistake or you misread it.
 
#45
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Rifleman said:
Despite playing an even tougher schedule so far this year, and losing key experience on the OL and DL, we are outperforming the 2013 Vol team through 9 games in many areas across all 3 phases of the game.

In 33 statistical categories for both teams through 9 games, the 2014 Vols have better numbers than 2013 in 22 categories. They are listed from largest improvement to smallest by phase below.

Phase - Category - 2013 rank - 2014 rank

Defense - Tackles for Loss - 108th (4.9 per game) - 11th (7.7 per game)
Special Teams - Punt Return Defense - 95th (10.43 yards) - 11th (3.35)
Special Teams - Kickoff Return Defense - 111th (25.18 yards) - 32nd (19.03 yards)
Defense - Sacks - 110th (1.3 per game) - 34th (2.67 per game)
Defense - Fourth Down Conversion Defense - 121st (80 % Allowed) - 51st (46.2%)
Defense - Third Down Conversion Defense - 101st (44.3% Converted) - 33rd (34.8%)
Offense - Passing Offense - 109th (172.7 ypg) - 64th (235.7 ypg)
Offense - Completion Percentage - 94th (55.1%) - 50th (60.8%)
Offense - Red Zone Offense - 59th (83.8%) - 20th (89.5%)
Defense - Total Defense - 91st (434.3 yards per game) - 53 (375 yards per game)
Defense - Rushing Defense - 112th (225.9 yards) - 76th (172.0 yards)
Offense - Passing Efficiency - 113th (105.67 rating) - 77th (122.08)
Defense - Scoring Defense - 92nd (32.0 pts) - 57th (25 pts)
Offense - Third Down Conversion % - 101st (34.8%) - 66th (40.4%)
Special Teams - Punting Net Yards - 56th (37.36 yards) - 34th (38.98 yards)
Offense - Interceptions Thrown - 104th (13) - 87th (10)
ALL - Penalty Yards per Game - 14th (35.9 yards) - 2 (28.22 yards)
Defense - Passing Efficiency Defense - 60th (123.81 rating) - 49th (121.29 rating)
Special Teams - Kickoff Returns - 35th (23.27 yards) - 25th (23.58)
Offense/Special Teams - Turnovers Lost - 95th (19) - 88th (17)
Offense - Total Offense - 101st (358.6 yards) - 95th (367.1 yards)
Offense - Scoring Offense - 86th (24.9 pts) - 83rd (26.2 pts)

Some take aways:

* Our defense has been transformed even though it is still thin (this would have been even more lopsided before the South Carolina game)
* The intense focus on Special Teams and recruitment of speed has paid off
* The improvements in offensive efficiency in the red zone and passing game are a product of experience from our skill players

There are several areas where we are performing about the same . . .

Phase - Category - 2013 rank - 2014 rank

Offense - Yards per Completed Pass - 117th (10.4 yards) - 117th (10.15)
ALL - Turnover Margin - 61st (+ 0.1 per game) - 63rd (0.0 per game)
Defense/Special Teams - Turnovers Gained - 22nd (20) - 27th (17)
Defense - Passes Intercepted - 14th (13) - 24th (10)
Defense - Passing Yards Allowed - 21st (208.3) - 33rd (203 )

NOTE: The anomaly of last year's WKU game looms large in our turnover numbers from 2013.


But, there are also some areas where we have taken a step backwards . . . .

Phase - Category - 2013 rank - 2014 rank

Offense - Fourth Down Conversion % - 55th (50%) - 87th (42.9%)
Special Teams - Punt Returns - 43rd (10.00 yards) - 85th (6.33 yards)
Offense - Rushing Offense - 48th (185.9 yards) - 100th (131.4 yards)
Offense - Tackles for Loss Allowed - 32nd (4.9 per game) - 117th (7.78 per game)
Defense - Red Zone Defense - 21st (74.4% opponents scored) - 114th (90.9% opponents scored)
Offense - Sacks Allowed - 19th (1.2 per game) - 118th (32)

On the negative side:

* Most of the regression here is a product of a uniquely inexperienced offensive line.
* The defense has played better overall, but has been below average once an opponent reaches the red zone.
* We haven't been returning punts well.
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That clearly took a lot of work. Thank you for putting that together. I haven't looked at the numbers like that ... CBJ 'got us going in the right direction!!

GO VOLS!!!!
 
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#46
#46
Nice job OP, hope these seniors get to experience a bowl victory . All that hard work would be rewarded.
 
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#47
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It is amazing what one really good recruiting class can do. It is obvious we have improved but we are still in the same place were were last year needing to beat UK and Vandy to get to a bowl game.
 
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#50
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goldvol said:
Food for thought: how much different would this poll be if we did'nt come back against South Carolina and are looking at missing a bowl game again?
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What if we had beaten Florida and UGA? More food for thought.
 
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