Dak's performance on TD drives

[57stratdawg]

So, I charted out every TD drive against USM, LSU, Auburn, and A&M this year and looked at Dak's performance. Based on those drives, Dak is completing 4.6 passes out of 5.7 pass attempts. However, that includes a 25 yard drive after a punt block against USM and a 4 play Malik Dear 55 yard TD run against A&M which sort of skews things.

Excluding those two drives, Prescott has to complete 5.5 passes out of 6.5 pass attempts for us to score touchdowns. In other words, for us to score 14 points Dak you have to go 5 for 6 and then 6 for 7 on two drives. That is way too small of a margin or error.

We have to find some way to get more explosive plays in our offense. I don't know if that's through more vertical passes, retooling our routes to let our WRs get more yards after catch, or trying more sweeps and run plays on the edges. Something has to change. I don't think it's reasonable to ask Dak to go 22 for 26 for us to score 28 points against UK/Bama/Ark/OM.

 

[aTotal360]

Not being able to run the ball with the RBs is killing us. Nothing else to really say.

 

[philduckworth]

We have to find some way to get more explosive plays in our offense. I don't know if that's through more vertical passes, retooling our routes to let our WRs get more yards after catch, or trying more sweeps and run plays on the edges. Something has to change.

Man, I think this paragraph is right on the money.

The only other thing we could do is get more explosive plays from our RB. And the only way to do that, is to move Dear to RB full time.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

So, I charted out every TD drive against USM, LSU, Auburn, and A&M this year and looked at Dak's performance. Based on those drives, Dak is completing 4.6 passes out of 5.7 pass attempts. However, that includes a 25 yard drive after a punt block against USM and a 4 play Malik Dear 55 yard TD run against A&M which sort of skews things.

Excluding those two drives, Prescott has to complete 5.5 passes out of 6.5 pass attempts for us to score touchdowns. In other words, for us to score 14 points Dak you have to go 5 for 6 and then 6 for 7 on two drives. That is way too small of a margin or error.

We have to find some way to get more explosive plays in our offense. I don't know if that's through more vertical passes, retooling our routes to let our WRs get more yards after catch, or trying more sweeps and run plays on the edges. Something has to change. I don't think it's reasonable to ask Dak to go 22 for 26 for us to score 28 points against UK/Bama/Ark/OM.

NAILED IT! Get more RB play. Got it. But seriously that's what we need. I think we saw Shump fade right before our eyes Sat night. Dear, Holloway and Lee and a little Williams mixed in. We can give Williams a pass on the fumble since it was his first.

 

[msstate7]

We have to challenge teams vertically. Even if we don't hit them, we have to try

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

We're the spread option equivalent of "3 yards and a cloud of dust."

 

[sandwolf.sixpack]

Not being able to run the ball with the RBs is killing us. Nothing else to really say.

Agreed. This offense is what you get when you can't run the ball consistently.

 

[57stratdawg]

Not only that - we're the Air Raid version of 3 yards and a cloud of dust.

We are a hurry up-ball control-air raid offense. Hahah that's crazy to even say out loud.