1st half vs. 2nd half

swampsting said:
The offense has been better and is giving us a chance. But it didn't also didn't keep the mo going in the second half against the Cards and that let them back into it.
Then it wakes up late and decides to make things interesting again.
Its biggest problem now is we absolutely cannot miss a turn on offense with a defense that is this bad. And that's a whole lot of pressure to put on the offense.
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Our guys need to learn to play the clock.
 
Updated...

GT: 1st: 0
2nd: 28
3rd: 0
4th: 6
Total: 34

Lou: 1st: 6
2nd: 7
3rd: 10
4th: 16
Total: 39

1st PF/PA = 28/13
2nd PF/PA = 6/26
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GT:
1st: 14
2nd: 14
3rd: 17
4th: 3
Total:

SC State:
1st: 0
2nd: 6
3rd: 7
4th: 0
Total: 39

1st PF/PA = 28/6
2nd PF/PA = 20/7
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GT:
1st: 0
2nd: 3
3rd: 7
4th: 13
Total: 23

Ole Miss:
1st: 10
2nd: 0
3rd: 14
4th: 24
Total: 48

1st PF/PA = 3/10
2nd PF/PA = 20/38
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GT:
1st: 7
2nd: 13
3rd: 0
4th: 10
Total: 30

Wake Forest:
1st: 3
2nd: 0
3rd: 6
4th: 7
Total: 16

1st PF/PA = 20/3
2nd PF/PA = 10/13


This continues to be a problem. Who else felt sick during the 4th quarter last night?
 
Jeez, we won, on the road! 8 sacks, 5 takeaways, move on! Who gives a öööö?It's a W, bring on the next foe, go Jackets!!
 
RaiderJacket said:
Jeez, we won, on the road! 8 sacks, 5 takeaways, move on! Who gives a öööö?It's a W, bring on the next foe, go Jackets!!
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I give a öööö cause I'm increasingly worried Key is the kind of coach who too quickly switches to a protect the lead mode and gives up on what got the lead, which is the surest way to lose games only below the "prevent" defense.
 
GTLiebs said:
I give a öööö cause I'm increasingly worried Key is the kind of coach who too quickly switches to a protect the lead mode and gives up on what got the lead, which is the surest way to lose games only below the "prevent" defense.
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Pretty early in his tenure but he does seem to have a lot of Chandler in him. I think he changes as it goes along. Right now he does not trust the team so he's more conservative.
 
More and more I'm thinking perhaps Key is trying to protect his D by running the ball more. Here's the times of our 2nd half drives:
  • 3Q Drive 1, Score: GT 20-WF 9, 7 plays, 4 runs, Punt, 3:53
  • 3/4Q Drive 2, Score: GT 20-WF 9, 7 plays, 2 runs, Downs, 3:58
  • 4Q Drive 3, Score: GT 23-WF 9, 7 plays, 4 runs, FG, 3:54
  • 4Q Drive 4, Score: GT 23-WF 16, 3 plays, 2 runs, Punt, 1:25
  • 4Q Drive 5, Score: GT 23-WF 16, 4 plays, 4 runs, TD, 0:53
  • 4Q Drive 6, Score: GT 30-WF 16, 1 play, kneel, EOG, 0:06
Those first three drives were 21 plays and 11:46 worth of clock - almost 4 mins each. That 4th drive made me change the channel momentarily. That drive definitely did not help his D out, thought they stood up and made the play.
 
We had trouble running the ball against Wake outside of a couple long ones late. Old school football 101 is to pound the rock when you're up late. Right strategy, I think, but maybe we tried to stick with it too long when it wasn't happening.
 
murrayjacket said:
We had trouble running the ball against Wake outside of a couple long ones late. Old school football 101 is to pound the rock when you're up late. Right strategy, I think, but maybe we tried to stick with it too long when it wasn't happening.
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My problem isn't with that strategy, it's that the threshold for going to it should be 28 pt lead at half or 20 pt lead going to the 4th. We need to keep the foot on the gas a little bit longer to pad the lead and get the defensive players to abandon hope and then pound the ball down their throat until they quit altogether.
 
BainbridgeJacket said:
My problem isn't with that strategy, it's that the threshold for going to it should be 28 pt lead at half or 20 pt lead going to the 4th. We need to keep the foot on the gas a little bit longer to pad the lead and get the defensive players to abandon hope and then pound the balls down their throat until they quit altogether.
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Also fantastic relationship advice.
 
gt2690b said:
We have no depth at D and our offense is not good enough to win a shootout but the score definitely could have been closer
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The score could have been much worse also if we'd have capitalized on all of the opportunities afforded the offense. Need to turn FGs into TDs.
 
The most consistent thing in the first and second halves was the officiating.

Probably deserves its own thread since it was historically bad. We all hear the term “generational talent” or whatever…I left that game thinking it was the most unbelievable display of bad officiating I had ever seen. It was generationally bad.
 
The name of the game nowadays is step on their neck when you have them down and don’t let up for any reason. CBK I believe knows this, but has yet to do it for whatever reason.

This offense can score but we have to take the attitude coaching wise to turn on the jets and don’t turn em off until the clock runs out of time.
 
MoverofFridge2 said:
The name of the game nowadays is step on their neck when you have them down and don’t let up for any reason. CBK I believe knows this, but has yet to do it for whatever reason.

This offense can score but we have to take the attitude coaching wise to turn on the jets and don’t turn em off until the clock runs out of time.
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Tbh Saban is pretty vocal about wanting his OL to lean on opponents in the second half and put games away running the ball. In the post-game press conference, Key used similar language. We aren't Bama, so some philosophical adjustments might be needed.
 
MoverofFridge2 said:
The name of the game nowadays is step on their neck when you have them down and don’t let up for any reason. CBK I believe knows this, but has yet to do it for whatever reason.

This offense can score but we have to take the attitude coaching wise to turn on the jets and don’t turn em off until the clock runs out of time.
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Also fantastic relationship advice.
 
Updated...

GT: 1st: 0
2nd: 28
3rd: 0
4th: 6
Total: 34

Lou: 1st: 6
2nd: 7
3rd: 10
4th: 16
Total: 39

1st PF/PA = 28/13
2nd PF/PA = 6/26
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GT:
1st: 14
2nd: 14
3rd: 17
4th: 3
Total:

SC State:
1st: 0
2nd: 6
3rd: 7
4th: 0
Total: 39

1st PF/PA = 28/6
2nd PF/PA = 20/7
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GT:
1st: 0
2nd: 3
3rd: 7
4th: 13
Total: 23

Ole Miss:
1st: 10
2nd: 0
3rd: 14
4th: 24
Total: 48

1st PF/PA = 3/10
2nd PF/PA = 20/38
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GT:
1st: 7
2nd: 13
3rd: 0
4th: 10
Total: 30

Wake Forest:
1st: 3
2nd: 0
3rd: 6
4th: 7
Total: 16

1st PF/PA = 20/3
2nd PF/PA = 10/13
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GT:
1st: 14
2nd: 0
3rd: 6
4th: 7
Total: 27

Bowling Green:
1st: 7
2nd: 10
3rd: 21
4th: 0
Total: 38

1st PF/PA = 14/17
2nd PF/PA = 13/21
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Nothing to say. Another week, same damn story.
 
stinger78 said:
More and more I'm thinking perhaps Key is trying to protect his D by running the ball more. Here's the times of our 2nd half drives:
  • 3Q Drive 1, Score: GT 20-WF 9, 7 plays, 4 runs, Punt, 3:53
  • 3/4Q Drive 2, Score: GT 20-WF 9, 7 plays, 2 runs, Downs, 3:58
  • 4Q Drive 3, Score: GT 23-WF 9, 7 plays, 4 runs, FG, 3:54
  • 4Q Drive 4, Score: GT 23-WF 16, 3 plays, 2 runs, Punt, 1:25
  • 4Q Drive 5, Score: GT 23-WF 16, 4 plays, 4 runs, TD, 0:53
  • 4Q Drive 6, Score: GT 30-WF 16, 1 play, kneel, EOG, 0:06
Those first three drives were 21 plays and 11:46 worth of clock - almost 4 mins each. That 4th drive made me change the channel momentarily. That drive definitely did not help his D out, thought they stood up and made the play.
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If you want to eat clock, run the play clock. Nobody plays the clock very effectively.
 
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