Tennessee OC’s by the numbers since 2007

#2
#2
Idk how remarkable Debord was but he did a solid job for us.

He had two things going for him. 1) a lot of offensive talent 2) a history with Jones that allowed him to tell Jones to STFU when he tried to micromanage
 
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DeBord was better when he got into the press box about five hours prior to game time.
 
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Jonsson said:
Its pretty sad really..

scored 44 on UGA
31 on Mississippi State
35 on South Carolina
48 on Mizzou

Lost all of em....
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True. My point was that if we would have had even a decent defense, we would have won the East in 2012. People love to say that when you have great QB play, its almost all you need. Our 2012 season is a perfect example why that statement is false.
 
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LordBolton said:
If only he knew enough to move Hurd to WR and let Kamara be the RB.
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And Mackenzie to guard instead of defensive tackle

There were a couple of Butch quotes regarding Kamara that were Troublesome to me. He early on gave Kamara compliment that he was a good running back with the ball but a great one without it. Also after the 2015 Oklahoma game, he made the statement that he was going to have to get Kamara involved in the offense, but then he never did. It was as if he knew that there was a problem but he couldn't figure out a way to fix it. I don't know whether it was a problem that Hurd was whining too much in the background or not. Whatever it is an indication that Butch just did not have control of the team.
 
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Devo182 said:
Almost exact same as 2016. 36.4 ppg vs 36.2 ppg. 6.44 ypp vs 6.42 ypp
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2016 Debord

36.4 points per game (24th nationally)
238.5 passing yards per game (62nd nationally)
205.2 rushing yards per game (37th nationally)
443.7 total yards per game (40th nationally)

Vs.

2012 Cheney
36.2 points per game (22nd nationally)
315.6 passing yards per game (15th nationally)
160.3 rushing yards per game (61st nationally)
475.9 total yards per game (18th nationally)

Averaging 30 more yards per game is statistically better. Rushing yards is the only category that is worse. Way more passing yards to counter that. Also offensive rankings compared to the rest of the field each season makes it a no brainer.
 
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#17
Debord did a good job at Indiana this year. About 414 yards a game and 26.4 points which with that program and the talent it can recruit is a good job.
 
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VOLfrombama said:
2016 Debord

36.4 points per game (24th nationally)
238.5 passing yards per game (62nd nationally)
205.2 rushing yards per game (37th nationally)
443.7 total yards per game (40th nationally)

Vs.

2012 Cheney
36.2 points per game (22nd nationally)
315.6 passing yards per game (15th nationally)
160.3 rushing yards per game (61st nationally)
475.9 total yards per game (18th nationally)

Averaging 30 more yards per game is statistically better. Rushing yards is the only category that is worse. Way more passing yards to counter that. Also offensive rankings compared to the rest of the field each season makes it a no brainer.
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Points per game is the only real stat that matters and that is basically push. Both Debord and Chaney did well but defenses struggled both years leading to mediocre W/L record.

More surprising is proven DC, Shoop falling on his face than unproven Sunseri trying to change from 4-3 to 3-4 and failing miserably.
 
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VOLfrombama said:
2016 Debord

36.4 points per game (24th nationally)
238.5 passing yards per game (62nd nationally)
205.2 rushing yards per game (37th nationally)
443.7 total yards per game (40th nationally)

Vs.

2012 Cheney
36.2 points per game (22nd nationally)
315.6 passing yards per game (15th nationally)
160.3 rushing yards per game (61st nationally)
475.9 total yards per game (18th nationally)

Averaging 30 more yards per game is statistically better. Rushing yards is the only category that is worse. Way more passing yards to counter that. Also offensive rankings compared to the rest of the field each season makes it a no brainer.
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Lol old school stats - total yards. Yikes. Does not adjust for tempo, field position, defense, etc. Total yards can be deceiving. Why? Because Debord's offenses simply ran fewer plays. Not his fault. And it wasn't because they got stopped more. Better 3rd down conversions, 41% vs 37%. Also better in the red zone - 73% TDs vs 61%.

Or just go straight to efficiency rankings- almost identical. 2012 slightly better
FEI:
2012 - .59 (better)
2016 - .56

All cumulative information shows 2 very good offenses. Just splitting hairs here. Who really cares? Just want us to get back to those high scoring years.
 
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burntorangeVOLffle said:
Points per game is the only real stat that matters and that is basically push. Both Debord and Chaney did well but defenses struggled both years leading to mediocre W/L
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On the surface, yes, but points per drive would be better. Uptempo teams that get in more plays will also typically have more gross yards and points, BUT also leads to allowing more points. Simply because both teams will get more drives, all other things being equal.

A good defense also helps offense. 2015 scored about the same as these 2 (35 ppg) but wasn't as efficient. The difference was 2015 had a good defense, helping with field position, which is the #1 predictor of scoring on a drive.
 
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The great one, Bill C., on old school "box score" stats -

"Slowly but surely, we're moving past total yardage as the end-all, be-all of football. It's an ongoing battle. We will still for years to come see "they're 104th in pass defense" (as in, 104th in passing yards allowed per game) as a terribly inaccurate way of saying a team's pass defense isn't very good (when it's really just saying the team sees a lot of pass attempts).

Regardless, per-play averages are catching on here and there. That's a good thing, because per-play metrics are more telling than any other basic box score stat. "
 
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#23
I used the stats from the article only. But I will say this. Averaging 30 yards more a game essentially equals 3 more first downs. Over 12 games, that’s 36 more first downs. Even if they get a first down every 2 plays, which is probably pretty conservative, that’s 72 plays over a season that the D is not on the field. That’s almost a whole game. That helps a D a ton, especially in this up tempo era.
 
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