Is UT still 0-5 sec without the hurry up?

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Neyland2nd2none

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Just saw where UT's defense ranks dead last in the sec in scoring defense (42.2ppg), rushing defense (226.2 ypg), pass defense (296.4 ypg), & total defense (566.2 ypg).

UT is also 13th in the league in time of possession (26:13).

After seeing the time of possession stat along with the defensive stats I couldn't help but wonder if maybe the coaches should've slowed down the hurry up offense to help the defense out a little bit.

What do you guys think about this?

Should we have slowed things down on offense (at least in certain situations or vs certain teams) to keep the defense on the sideline a little longer?

OR

Did we give ourselves the best chance of winning by staying with the hurry up & trying to out score every opponent?

I remember Dooley talking about how he put a lot of thought into offensive philosophy in the off season. Should he have adjusted to slow things down after seeing the defense get shredded week
after week?
 
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OP I didn't even read your post.....I just stared at your avatar's @$$ for 30 secs....got my coworkers to check it out then typed this....sorry.
 
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Yes. Even if the coaches slowed it down to "help out" the defense, they're still just waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too slow. The talent is there in flashes, but also way to inconsistent. We'd still be 0-5, IMO.

We may have come close against UGA and SC, but the defense never really stopped their offenses, and we only scored 1 (I think) offensive TD against MSU.

Slowing it down wouldn't have helped anything, IYAM. On the contrary, I think if they're organized to pull it off, our hurry-up offense is potentially lethal. Gotta have more speed and skill though to be "Oregon-lethal." (basing that off of how effective and fast their offense is).
 
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It would be hard to say. I understand where your coming from.

Perfect example of this is the Georgia game. If we could have slowed down some our drives, our defense could have been better rested. And their offense wouldn't of had as many opportunities to score on us.

But its hard to turn off your offense, IMO, if you can score the football score it. No matter what. I hate those drives at the end of games where one team is up like 4. They don't want to score, but they also don't want to give the ball back to the other team....... closing games, not always easy to do.
 
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Also slowing down an offense is usually only done with the run, which we haven't been the best at this year, so it would probably be hard for us to "slow down" our offense to "help" our defense.

Also in some instances this year I think schemes were the issue in stopping teams, not necessairly the teams energy level. IMO. MSU and ALA.
 
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I personally don't feel like our defense being gassed is the problem. Our secondary is slow. A slow secondary is devastating in the SEC.

But OP definitely brings a great question since you can't just magically make your secondary faster. The only option is to try to limit the number of times their offense is on the field. But in the end, we're the Dallas Mavericks (in the Steve Nash days) of the NCAA. The Mavs could score 100 points a game, but they had to in order to win. We can score better than anyone out there, and the hurry-up/no huddle is the way we should run our offense since it works. We just have to score on every possession and hope the other team screws up on offense.
 
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I can see not running a hurry up helping the D to a point. I can't say enough to change any of our losses to wins though.
 
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Neyland2nd2none said:
Just saw where UT's defense ranks dead last in the sec in scoring defense (42.2ppg), rushing defense (226.2 ypg), pass defense (296.4 ypg), & total defense (566.2 ypg).

UT is also 13th in the league in time of possession (26:13).

After seeing the time of possession stat along with the defensive stats I couldn't help but wonder if maybe the coaches should've slowed down the hurry up offense to help the defense out a little bit.

What do you guys think about this?

Should we have slowed things down on offense (at least in certain situations or vs certain teams) to keep the defense on the sideline a little longer?

OR

Did we give ourselves the best chance of winning by staying with the hurry up & trying to out score every opponent?

I remember Dooley talking about how he put a lot of thought into offensive philosophy in the off season. Should he have adjusted to slow things down after seeing the defense get shredded week
after week?
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I have no idea about those stats...I just came here to stare at your avatar! :thumbsup:
 
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Doesn't matter if you slow it down or not, Chaney will still call stupid plays at key point of the game, Bray will still rush throws and not check down to the open receiver, running backs will still start falling before they hit the line of scrimmage and on top of that...you still have this defense which couldn't stop a Pop Warner team from scoring! So...no, it wouldn't make a difference in the world. :loco:
 
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Despite the defense (which is the worst in our history), the offense has had chances to win games.

I remember the Florida game and how shocked I was to see a long sustained in the third quarter. We had not seen that against a good team in the Dooley-Chaney era. Best TN drive of the Dooley era.

Of course, we went three and outs for the remainder of the game. Again, all on Chaney, who abandoned the run. Been typical of our boom / bust offensive philosophy.
 
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Neyland2nd2none said:
Just saw where UT's defense ranks dead last in the sec in scoring defense (42.2ppg), rushing defense (226.2 ypg), pass defense (296.4 ypg), & total defense (566.2 ypg).

UT is also 13th in the league in time of possession (26:13).

After seeing the time of possession stat along with the defensive stats I couldn't help but wonder if maybe the coaches should've slowed down the hurry up offense to help the defense out a little bit.

What do you guys think about this?

Should we have slowed things down on offense (at least in certain situations or vs certain teams) to keep the defense on the sideline a little longer?

OR

Did we give ourselves the best chance of winning by staying with the hurry up & trying to out score every opponent?

I remember Dooley talking about how he put a lot of thought into offensive philosophy in the off season. Should he have adjusted to slow things down after seeing the defense get shredded week
after week?
Click to expand...

No, the problem has not been our hurry up offense. It's been our hurry-up defense, as in "Hurry up and give up a touchdown so we can get off the field."
 
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