HuskerfaninOkieland
Heisman Trophy Winner
I found this on another board and thought it was real interesting. When put into this perspective, our secondary/defense is doing a pretty good job.
Our Pass Defense: The bad. The good.
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Our Secondary was an obvious weakness ready to be exploited.
But that was August.
I. Elmo and Busch began near “square one”….
--Safeties: Zero returning starts. No depth.
--Cornerbacks: The ace was gone for the year (Bowman). One returning starter (Grixby). No Nicklebacks. No depth. Youth and inexperience everywhere.
Opponent Quarterbacks and Offensive Coordinators were smiling.
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II. Now 7 games into the year… Our Passing Defense is not necessarily a strength, but it sure isn’t a weakness.
The Bad: We’ve given up lots of passing yards---218 yds/game (#9 in the Big 12).
The Good: Most of those yards have been between the 20-yard-lines. Receivers have not been getting into our end zone. Quarterbacks have hit for big plays, but haven't found it easy to consistently get completions.
Take a look.
"Pass Efficiency Defense" is an index combining completion percentage, yardage, TD’s given up and Interceptions. If you could use only one measure to evaluate a team’s passing defense, you’d probably use this one.
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III. Pass Efficiency Defense: (All games thru Oct 15)
1. Nebraska............ 108.6
2. Missouri............ 112
3. Texas A&M........... 114
4. Baylor.............. 117
5. Oklahoma............ 118
6. Kansas State........ 119
7. Texas Tech.......... 120
8. Texas............... 121
9. Kansas.............. 124
10. Colorado............ 134
11. Oklahoma State...... 136
12. Iowa State.......... 148
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IV. Passing TD’s Allowed: (All games thru Oct 15)
7—Nebraska, Texas A&M, OU, TT, OSU
8—Missouri
9—Texas
10—Kansas State
11—
12---
13---Colorado, Baylor, Kansas, Iowa State
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V. Pass Completions Allowed: (All games thru Oct 15)
1. Nebraska: 51%
2. Kansas: 51%
3. Texas A&M: 54%
4. Baylor: 55%
5. Oklahoma: 55%
6. Texas: 57%
7. Kansas State: 59%
8. Oklahoma State: 60%
9. Missouri: 61%
10. Texas Tech: 61%
11. Colorado: 66%
12. Iowa State: 73%
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VI. Interceptions: (All games thru Oct 15)
13---Baylor
12---
11---
10---
9---Colorado
8---Nebraska, Missouri
7---Texas, Kansas State
6---Oklahoma
5---Oklahoma State
4---Texas Tech, Kansas, Iowa State
3---Texas A&M
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The Bottom Line:
Our Secondary has gone from being a glaring weakness to being more than respectable.
Elmassian and Busch have been developing the depth and teaching the schemes. Give them credit. Stats like those above don't happen by themselves.
It’s all still “a work in progress.”
Tests lie ahead, but we sure have to like where things are at the moment.
Just some things to think about….
Our Pass Defense: The bad. The good.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Our Secondary was an obvious weakness ready to be exploited.
But that was August.
I. Elmo and Busch began near “square one”….
--Safeties: Zero returning starts. No depth.
--Cornerbacks: The ace was gone for the year (Bowman). One returning starter (Grixby). No Nicklebacks. No depth. Youth and inexperience everywhere.
Opponent Quarterbacks and Offensive Coordinators were smiling.
.
II. Now 7 games into the year… Our Passing Defense is not necessarily a strength, but it sure isn’t a weakness.
The Bad: We’ve given up lots of passing yards---218 yds/game (#9 in the Big 12).
The Good: Most of those yards have been between the 20-yard-lines. Receivers have not been getting into our end zone. Quarterbacks have hit for big plays, but haven't found it easy to consistently get completions.
Take a look.
"Pass Efficiency Defense" is an index combining completion percentage, yardage, TD’s given up and Interceptions. If you could use only one measure to evaluate a team’s passing defense, you’d probably use this one.
.
III. Pass Efficiency Defense: (All games thru Oct 15)
1. Nebraska............ 108.6
2. Missouri............ 112
3. Texas A&M........... 114
4. Baylor.............. 117
5. Oklahoma............ 118
6. Kansas State........ 119
7. Texas Tech.......... 120
8. Texas............... 121
9. Kansas.............. 124
10. Colorado............ 134
11. Oklahoma State...... 136
12. Iowa State.......... 148
.
IV. Passing TD’s Allowed: (All games thru Oct 15)
7—Nebraska, Texas A&M, OU, TT, OSU
8—Missouri
9—Texas
10—Kansas State
11—
12---
13---Colorado, Baylor, Kansas, Iowa State
.
V. Pass Completions Allowed: (All games thru Oct 15)
1. Nebraska: 51%
2. Kansas: 51%
3. Texas A&M: 54%
4. Baylor: 55%
5. Oklahoma: 55%
6. Texas: 57%
7. Kansas State: 59%
8. Oklahoma State: 60%
9. Missouri: 61%
10. Texas Tech: 61%
11. Colorado: 66%
12. Iowa State: 73%
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VI. Interceptions: (All games thru Oct 15)
13---Baylor
12---
11---
10---
9---Colorado
8---Nebraska, Missouri
7---Texas, Kansas State
6---Oklahoma
5---Oklahoma State
4---Texas Tech, Kansas, Iowa State
3---Texas A&M
.
The Bottom Line:
Our Secondary has gone from being a glaring weakness to being more than respectable.
Elmassian and Busch have been developing the depth and teaching the schemes. Give them credit. Stats like those above don't happen by themselves.
It’s all still “a work in progress.”
Tests lie ahead, but we sure have to like where things are at the moment.
Just some things to think about….
