keckjm
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About 6 weeks ago I did a summary of stats to show just where we stand defensively. Now, I'd like to do the same for our offense and special teams.
In 2013:
. We had the 103 best offense in the country. Only two other SEC teams had a worse over all offense, Florida and Kentucky.
. We averaged an outstanding, sarcasm inserted here, 164.9 passing yards per game. That put us at 13th out of 14th in the SEC in passing yards per game average, only topping Arkansas outstanding 148.5 average.
. We ran for an average of 188.4 yards per game. This was good enough for 9th best in the SEC. Not bad, but we still can improve.
. We held the 12th best redzone offense in the SEC. We only scored 25 TDs on 44 redzone drives.
. On 3rd downs our completion percentage was 35.8. 12th best in the SEC.
. We had 1,979 total passing yards. That was good for 110 best in country. We also had 12 TDs and 17 Ints on the year :disappointed:.
. We gave up only 15 sacks all year! That was good for 13 best in the country
epper:
. On special teams the Vols held a kick return average that was 3rd best in the SEC of 23.8 yards. Great work especially with DY out most the year. However, we had no TDs on kickoffs, but only three teams in the SEC did all year.
. On special teams, the Vols held the 4th best punt return average in the SEC with a 8.9 yards.
. On special teams we held the worst kickoff coverage in the SEC. We gave up an average of 36.8 yards per kickoff, and we only had 19 touch backs all year.
. On special teams we held nationally the 17th best punt per average at 43.8 yards per punt. Palardy :thumbsup:
Steps For Improvement:
1. Get our QBs more easy looks throughout the game. Whoever the QB is come August, we need to get them going with easy passes.
2. Develop the run to set up the play action. Our run game is only going to get better as out young o-line improves and Hurd, etc develop. Blair will be a beast run blocking tackle, and our interior -lineman should be more mobil this year. Our best bet to win this year is to control the game with the run, and hopefully by running the ball so much we can set up the play action for a big play down the field.
3. Scheme for more big plays. We have to find ways to generate big plays on offense by getting our playmakers the ball.
4. FEED THE PIGGY! Again, we need big plays and PIG is the best play maker we have at WR when the ball is in his hands. We need to get PIG the ball in end rounds, jet sweeps, screen passes, and short slant patterns in hopes he can make a big play for us.
5. Be more active. With Wolfe and Helm now here we must become more active before plays. We need to get guys in motion and we need to try to throw defenses off by running multiple plays out of the same sets.
6. Develop a power run game. I have no problem with the spread offense, but with Wolfe now here as a blocker, I'd like to see some 2 TE single back formations or something to generate some more power sets in the redzone. This should also set up the play action for a easy throw to a TE or WR in the endzone hopefully.
7. Get the TEs, aka Wolfe and Helm, and our tall WRs involved in the redzone. With North, Croom, Malone, Pearson, Creamer (though I hope he moves to SLB), Wolfe, and Helm there's no reason we shouldn't be able to score efficiently in the redzone by passing the ball. The TE position is a dangerous weapon in the redzone because usually it's a mismatch in favor of the offense. We need to take advantage of the size we now posses at both WR and TE.
8. Develop our team mentality so we don't beat ourselves. We have to stop dropping balls and blowing plays with miscommunication and lack of focus. We simply can't afford to beat ourselves by leaving drives unfinished due to the lack of communication or focus by our players.
9. Develop better kick protection by allowing these great athletic freshman to play on special teams right away. It's a no brainer.
10. Allow Vic, Malone, and Evan Berry to compete for all returning duties immediately. I love DY as he's a Knoxville guy, but we have to get some guys in coverage who posses a true threat every time they get the ball.
11. Give Medley the confidence he needs to succeed now, because he has big shoes to fill if he becomes our punter from day 1.
In 2013:
. We had the 103 best offense in the country. Only two other SEC teams had a worse over all offense, Florida and Kentucky.
. We averaged an outstanding, sarcasm inserted here, 164.9 passing yards per game. That put us at 13th out of 14th in the SEC in passing yards per game average, only topping Arkansas outstanding 148.5 average.
. We ran for an average of 188.4 yards per game. This was good enough for 9th best in the SEC. Not bad, but we still can improve.
. We held the 12th best redzone offense in the SEC. We only scored 25 TDs on 44 redzone drives.
. On 3rd downs our completion percentage was 35.8. 12th best in the SEC.
. We had 1,979 total passing yards. That was good for 110 best in country. We also had 12 TDs and 17 Ints on the year :disappointed:.
. We gave up only 15 sacks all year! That was good for 13 best in the country
epper: . On special teams the Vols held a kick return average that was 3rd best in the SEC of 23.8 yards. Great work especially with DY out most the year. However, we had no TDs on kickoffs, but only three teams in the SEC did all year.
. On special teams, the Vols held the 4th best punt return average in the SEC with a 8.9 yards.
. On special teams we held the worst kickoff coverage in the SEC. We gave up an average of 36.8 yards per kickoff, and we only had 19 touch backs all year.
. On special teams we held nationally the 17th best punt per average at 43.8 yards per punt. Palardy :thumbsup:
Steps For Improvement:
1. Get our QBs more easy looks throughout the game. Whoever the QB is come August, we need to get them going with easy passes.
2. Develop the run to set up the play action. Our run game is only going to get better as out young o-line improves and Hurd, etc develop. Blair will be a beast run blocking tackle, and our interior -lineman should be more mobil this year. Our best bet to win this year is to control the game with the run, and hopefully by running the ball so much we can set up the play action for a big play down the field.
3. Scheme for more big plays. We have to find ways to generate big plays on offense by getting our playmakers the ball.
4. FEED THE PIGGY! Again, we need big plays and PIG is the best play maker we have at WR when the ball is in his hands. We need to get PIG the ball in end rounds, jet sweeps, screen passes, and short slant patterns in hopes he can make a big play for us.
5. Be more active. With Wolfe and Helm now here we must become more active before plays. We need to get guys in motion and we need to try to throw defenses off by running multiple plays out of the same sets.
6. Develop a power run game. I have no problem with the spread offense, but with Wolfe now here as a blocker, I'd like to see some 2 TE single back formations or something to generate some more power sets in the redzone. This should also set up the play action for a easy throw to a TE or WR in the endzone hopefully.
7. Get the TEs, aka Wolfe and Helm, and our tall WRs involved in the redzone. With North, Croom, Malone, Pearson, Creamer (though I hope he moves to SLB), Wolfe, and Helm there's no reason we shouldn't be able to score efficiently in the redzone by passing the ball. The TE position is a dangerous weapon in the redzone because usually it's a mismatch in favor of the offense. We need to take advantage of the size we now posses at both WR and TE.
8. Develop our team mentality so we don't beat ourselves. We have to stop dropping balls and blowing plays with miscommunication and lack of focus. We simply can't afford to beat ourselves by leaving drives unfinished due to the lack of communication or focus by our players.
9. Develop better kick protection by allowing these great athletic freshman to play on special teams right away. It's a no brainer.
10. Allow Vic, Malone, and Evan Berry to compete for all returning duties immediately. I love DY as he's a Knoxville guy, but we have to get some guys in coverage who posses a true threat every time they get the ball.
11. Give Medley the confidence he needs to succeed now, because he has big shoes to fill if he becomes our punter from day 1.
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