ISU Passing yards per completion

[VeloClone]

This topic is the exact reason I started a thread last week asking about how good our offense actually is. We are a side-to-side offense right now. A lot of screens, a lot of slants, and a lot of quick outs with Hunter checking down early and often. The results have been fine, we are 3-1 after all, but there are some red flags within the offense if you look hard enough. Hunter's release is really bad at times, which further complicates things.

I would settle for just red flags. Last week we saw too many of the yellow variety.

 

[CyGuy5]

Clock management. Slow down the game. Give the defense a rest. So many reasons not to extend the field. That's not to say keep them honest, but short consistent gains are a way to manage the game more.

Except we don’t do it consistently often enough, or at least didn’t against Baylor. When those don’t hit, or they do for only a yard or two it puts us way behind schedule

 

[clonedude]

I agree that mixing it up is advantageous. However, I think it is inaccurate to say that "there is very little risk in throwing downfield" as the post I replied to suggested. The risk increases when you throw it down field. Sometimes that risk is justified but there is still risk. There is risk of pressure getting to the QB resulting in a sack, fumble or errant pass. There is risk of the longer pass being off target resulting in an incompletion or interception. There is risk of penalties when the O line has to hold their blocks longer.

It doesn’t take much longer at all, if anything at all, to throw downfield. I’d say a drag route across the middle actually takes longer probably.

Running straight down the field 30 yds is probably about the same time as running 10 yds straight and then cutting and running 10 yds perpendicular to that.

 

[Jer]

According to the below site, we are 91st when it comes to Yards Per Attempt at 6.6. That is down from 7.7 last year. Take it for what it's worth.

College Football Stats - College FB Team Yards per Pass Attempt | TeamRankings.com

College Football yards per pass attempt, by team.

www.teamrankings.com

 

[Cyinthenorth]

According to the below site, we are 91st when it comes to Yards Per Attempt at 6.6. That is down from 7.7 last year. Take it for what it's worth.

College Football Stats - College FB Team Yards per Pass Attempt | TeamRankings.com

College Football yards per pass attempt, by team.

www.teamrankings.com

But Brock's arm was so weak....

Am I doing this right?

 

[Aduhbolu15]

These rankings will become so different now that teams start playing better competition.

 

[khardbored]

This topic is the exact reason I started a thread last week asking about how good our offense actually is. We are a side-to-side offense right now. A lot of screens, a lot of slants, and a lot of quick outs with Hunter checking down early and often. The results have been fine, we are 3-1 after all, but there are some red flags within the offense if you look hard enough. Hunter's release is really bad at times, which further complicates things.

Can you clarify what you mean by that?

 

[Drew0311]

I just think we have more is a possession type receiving crew. We don’t have really any burners to go deep

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Can you clarify what you mean by that?

The side arm release

 

[CloneJD]

The side arm release

Lol, his release is fine.

 

[83cy]

To my untrained eye, outside of Hutchinson our WR's and TE's are pretty average.

 

[khardbored]

The side arm release

It does seem like he uses that a bit too much. But when he throws a more "standard" ball it's pretty nice looking ...

 

[jdolson27]

Agree. We seem to like to use our pass game to help our run game out (backwards of most teams but could be effective), but that doesn't work when you're running 5-10 yard routes. If anything, you're hurting both passing and running.

He bunches those short routes up a lot also. Way to many bodies in one part of the field.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Clock management. Slow down the game. Give the defense a rest. So many reasons not to extend the field. That's not to say keep them honest, but short consistent gains are a way to manage the game more.

Which, oddly enough, is exactly what our defense wants to force offenses to do so that they are successful. Weird dichotomy there.