Knobler Article on Pass Offense

[beej67]

Interesting hypothesis, but I don't think that's the case, or at least not the dominant cause.

In 2001 when Tenuta was at UNC, they had a perfectly respectable pass offense, #25 in efficiency and #46 in yardage.

In 2000 at Ohio State, their passing offense was average, #48 in efficiency and #65 in yardage.

On the contrary, the best offense I've ever seen was Tech's in 1999, and we all know what our D looked like back then. Deer, meet headlights.

I'm not sure Tenuta's D was truly as refined in asswhoop potential at UNC as it is here, and he was just a DB coach at Ohio State.

 

[Essobee]

On the contrary, the best offense I've ever seen was Tech's in 1999, and we all know what our D looked like back then. Deer, meet headlights.

I'm not sure Tenuta's D was truly as refined in asswhoop potential at UNC as it is here, and he was just a DB coach at Ohio State.

We may be on to something here. :eek5:

 

[mm42]

On the contrary, the best offense I've ever seen was Tech's in 1999, and we all know what our D looked like back then. Deer, meet headlights.

I do not believe there is any correlation between offensive and defensive performance, as you are suggesting. I see no pattern there.

I'm not sure Tenuta's D was truly as refined in asswhoop potential at UNC as it is here, and he was just a DB coach at Ohio State.

UNC was #7 in pass efficiency defense under Big John. Also he was OSU DB coach from 1996-1999, but was elevated to D coordinator in 2000.

If we go back further in history, Marshall's 1987 I-AA runner-up team with a Tenuta defense passed for 4900 yards and 35 TDs, and 1988 Kansas State set numerous school passing records including completions in a season.

 

[beej67]

I do not believe there is any correlation between offensive and defensive performance, as you are suggesting. I see no pattern there.

West Virginia? Louisville?

I don't think it's necessarily a correlation about performance, but rather style. One of the big shots against Bennett early this year was that he was rushing his throws, not taking enough time in the pocket, right? That could clearly be due to practicing against our style of defense, a style that's all about rushing the throw and confusing the coverage. Right?

Think about learning to ride a bike. If you and I both start learning to ride a bike at the same time, and I learn in a parkinglot and you learn on Mount Ranier, who's going to learn to ride a bike faster?

Do recall, the current incarnation of Tech D is an evolution of Tenuta D that we really didn't see until maybe his last year at UNC. UNC did JT's zone dog stuff, but wasn't blitzing 2 every down like we are. Ohio State blitzed less than UNC did. The current Tech D is a result not only of JT's previous work, but of our current players, and of the climate in the ACC in the late 90s and early 2000s that made 4-3 base defenses like the Roof/O'Leary D fail.

Just opinions, but I've been to practices before, and I can't imagine "learning" to throw the ball vs our D. I would want to "learn" vs a 4-3 base, over and over.