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A Breakdown of our Defensive Rankings

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I was looking at our defensive ranking in different categories. While we are ranked 118th in total defense, there are a few positives. Even though we are 73rd in sacks, we are 7th in TFLs. That means we are making a crapload of stops before the line of scrimmage. That also means we should have a better defensive 3rd down conversion percentage. I blame it on calling the wrong plays for our 3rd down situations. Our current percentage is .374. The teams in the top 25 are at a .326 or better.  If we can lower the percentage, this will lead to a better 4th down conversion or maybe other teams wouldn't go for it on 4th down as much. Improving our 3rd down percentage would have a positive effect on the other stats as well. As for sacks, I feel losing Jason Vaughn is the reason the momentum has slowed down. I hope Jonathan Ross and Michael Williams take advantage of this opportunity. What's really hurting us is our passing defense. I have no solutions or reasons why our passing defense sucks so much. But I do feel we might as well go man b/c I'm seeing waaay too many missed assignments. We have 4 games left and a bye week. I hope our players rest up, heal up, study film, practice, and work on areas of need. We have 4 games and need to win 2 of them for a bowl game. Go bulls :04-rock:

TOTAL DEFENSE 118th
PASSING YARDS ALLOWED 125th
RUSHING DEFENSE 82nd
KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE 41st
TEAM SACKS 73rd
PASSES INTERCEPTED 56th
4TH DOWN CONVERSION PCT DEFENSE 76th
RED ZONE DEFENSE 69th
3RD DOWN CONVERSION PCT DEFENSE 61th
Tackles for Loss 7th

Sacks Player GP TOT TFL-YDS Sacks-YDS            
1 Evans, Daquan 8 39 10.0-35 3.0-17            
2 Gordon IV, DJ 6 38 6.5-24 2.5-18            
3 Shuler, Jhalyn 8 55 3.5-21 2.0-18            
4 Ross, Jonathan 8 22 5.5-22 2.0-16            
5 Vaughn, Jason 5 10 2.5-14 2.0-12            
6 Stokes, Jaelen 8 45 3.5-10 1.0-7            
7 Brown, Aamaris 7 22 2.0-13 1.0-12            
8 Summerall, Lloyd 7 20 4.0-13 1.0-5            
9 Williams, Jacquez 6 5 2.0-7 1.0-4            
10 Cheney, Rashad 8 24 5.0-9 0.5-1            
11 Logan, Tramel 8 23 3.0-10 0.5-3            
12 Mata'afa, Andrew 6 21 0.5-2 0.5-2            
                       
                       
  Player GP TOT TFL-YDS Sacks-YDS INT BU QBH FR FF KICK
1 Evans, Daquan 8 39 10.0-35 3.0-17 0 4 2 1 0 0
2 Gordon IV, DJ 6 38 6.5-24 2.5-18 0 1 2 0 0 0
3 Ross, Jonathan 8 22 5.5-22 2.0-16 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 Cheney, Rashad 8 24 5.0-9 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Summerall, Lloyd 7 20 4.0-13 1.0-5 0 0 3 0 0 0
6 Shuler, Jhalyn 8 55 3.5-21 2.0-18 0 2 1 0 1 0
7 Stokes, Jaelen 8 45 3.5-10 1.0-7 2 0 1 1 0 0
8 Logan, Tramel 8 23 3.0-10 0.5-3 0 3 1 1 0 0
9 Vaughn, Jason 5 10 2.5-14 2.0-12 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 Harris, D.J. 7 13 2.5-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 Brown, Aamaris 7 22 2.0-13 1.0-12 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Williams, Jacquez 6 5 2.0-7 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Harris, Mac 8 13 2.0-6 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0
14 Blue-Eli, Doug 8 10 1.5-3 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 0
15 Hickman, Immanuel 6 9 1.5-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Williams II, Michael 7 9 1.5-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0
17 Clark, Braxton 8 24 1.0-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
18 Townsel, Christopher 8 18 1.0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0
19 Ward, Tavin 8 18 1.0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0
20 Pettway, Jamie 7 11 1.0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 Hill, Matthew 7 7 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Bernard, Bryce 8 2 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Sease, De'Juan 4 2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Mata'afa, Andrew 6 21 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Berryhill, Logan 8 37 0.5-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0
22 Curry, Jayden 7 12 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0

 

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I like improvement! Those numbers might be a little better if the offense was more efficient in those brutal losses as well. 

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41 minutes ago, Sk00b said:

I like improvement! Those numbers might be a little better if the offense was more efficient in those brutal losses as well. 

Exactly! Im basically thinking USF’s offense is going to start scoring tons kind of like Tenn did last season and how UCiF did when CAG was on that coaching staff years ago 

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1 hour ago, Gatorbull325 said:

118th

Hoping we can get this rank up by the end of the year..

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Just now, Rocky Style said:

Hoping we can get this rank up by the end of the year..

At least finish the season ranked in the early 90s/late 80s

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3 hours ago, Gatorbull325 said:

I was looking at our defensive ranking in different categories. While we are ranked 118th in total defense, there are a few positives. Even though we are 73rd in sacks, we are 7th in TFLs. That means we are making a crapload of stops before the line of scrimmage. That also means we should have a better defensive 3rd down conversion percentage. I blame it on calling the wrong plays for our 3rd down situations. Our current percentage is .374. The teams in the top 25 are at a .326 or better.  If we can lower the percentage, this will lead to a better 4th down conversion or maybe other teams wouldn't go for it on 4th down as much. Improving our 3rd down percentage would have a positive effect on the other stats as well. As for sacks, I feel losing Jason Vaughn is the reason the momentum has slowed down. I hope Jonathan Ross and Michael Williams take advantage of this opportunity. What's really hurting us is our passing defense. I have no solutions or reasons why our passing defense sucks so much. But I do feel we might as well go man b/c I'm seeing waaay too many missed assignments. We have 4 games left and a bye week. I hope our players rest up, heal up, study film, practice, and work on areas of need. We have 4 games and need to win 2 of them for a bowl game. Go bulls :04-rock:

 

TOTAL DEFENSE 118th
PASSING YARDS ALLOWED 125th
RUSHING DEFENSE 82nd
KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE 41st
TEAM SACKS 73rd
PASSES INTERCEPTED 56th
4TH DOWN CONVERSION PCT DEFENSE 76th
RED ZONE DEFENSE 69th
3RD DOWN CONVERSION PCT DEFENSE 61th
Tackles for Loss 7th

 

Sacks Player GP TOT TFL-YDS Sacks-YDS            
1 Evans, Daquan 8 39 10.0-35 3.0-17            
2 Gordon IV, DJ 6 38 6.5-24 2.5-18            
3 Shuler, Jhalyn 8 55 3.5-21 2.0-18            
4 Ross, Jonathan 8 22 5.5-22 2.0-16            
5 Vaughn, Jason 5 10 2.5-14 2.0-12            
6 Stokes, Jaelen 8 45 3.5-10 1.0-7            
7 Brown, Aamaris 7 22 2.0-13 1.0-12            
8 Summerall, Lloyd 7 20 4.0-13 1.0-5            
9 Williams, Jacquez 6 5 2.0-7 1.0-4            
10 Cheney, Rashad 8 24 5.0-9 0.5-1            
11 Logan, Tramel 8 23 3.0-10 0.5-3            
12 Mata'afa, Andrew 6 21 0.5-2 0.5-2            
                       
                       
  Player GP TOT TFL-YDS Sacks-YDS INT BU QBH FR FF KICK
1 Evans, Daquan 8 39 10.0-35 3.0-17 0 4 2 1 0 0
2 Gordon IV, DJ 6 38 6.5-24 2.5-18 0 1 2 0 0 0
3 Ross, Jonathan 8 22 5.5-22 2.0-16 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 Cheney, Rashad 8 24 5.0-9 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Summerall, Lloyd 7 20 4.0-13 1.0-5 0 0 3 0 0 0
6 Shuler, Jhalyn 8 55 3.5-21 2.0-18 0 2 1 0 1 0
7 Stokes, Jaelen 8 45 3.5-10 1.0-7 2 0 1 1 0 0
8 Logan, Tramel 8 23 3.0-10 0.5-3 0 3 1 1 0 0
9 Vaughn, Jason 5 10 2.5-14 2.0-12 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 Harris, D.J. 7 13 2.5-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 Brown, Aamaris 7 22 2.0-13 1.0-12 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Williams, Jacquez 6 5 2.0-7 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Harris, Mac 8 13 2.0-6 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0
14 Blue-Eli, Doug 8 10 1.5-3 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 0
15 Hickman, Immanuel 6 9 1.5-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Williams II, Michael 7 9 1.5-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0
17 Clark, Braxton 8 24 1.0-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
18 Townsel, Christopher 8 18 1.0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0
19 Ward, Tavin 8 18 1.0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0
20 Pettway, Jamie 7 11 1.0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 Hill, Matthew 7 7 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Bernard, Bryce 8 2 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Sease, De'Juan 4 2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Mata'afa, Andrew 6 21 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Berryhill, Logan 8 37 0.5-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0
22 Curry, Jayden 7 12 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0

 

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I'm also of the opinion that we should go with man. I watched so many receivers running wide open against the zone against FAU because our guys didn't react until after the ball was well on its way. At least give man coverage a shot because it can't really be a whole heck of a lot worse than what we're seeing with zone.

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Gator bull. God bless you. Now look, even with Chuckles we have been able to score. CJS offenses could score. Now we see that under CAG we can score, but we can’t and haven’t been able to stop a High school team on defense. This is a systemic problem of not recruiting. We made UAB look like the running back university. FAU again ran at will. Missed tackles have been huge in those games. What the heck went wrong with tackling? 

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58 minutes ago, GoBulls84 said:

I'm also of the opinion that we should go with man. I watched so many receivers running wide open against the zone against FAU because our guys didn't react until after the ball was well on its way. At least give man coverage a shot because it can't really be a whole heck of a lot worse than what we're seeing with zone.

If we go man against a dual threat qb, he'll run all over us.  It might work against a pocket passer.

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1 hour ago, GoBulls84 said:

I'm also of the opinion that we should go with man. I watched so many receivers running wide open against the zone against FAU because our guys didn't react until after the ball was well on its way. At least give man coverage a shot because it can't really be a whole heck of a lot worse than what we're seeing with zone.

Our zones are like zoney zones with really big areas you can get up to full speed in.

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23 hours ago, Gatorbull325 said:

TOTAL DEFENSE 118th

Should get better than that.  Can we get to ranked under 100th?  

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