Jetstream Green
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At first, I actually thought seven wins but now seeing the roster and the situation, I expect six... not as much as the Cardinals will be better than a five win team, but rather the NFL is so mediocre
One thing I have noticed is there is a lot of assumed confidence that Kingsbury offense will succeed in the NFL. Yes it rolled up a lot of points in college in a defense deficient conference but now it's being moved to the NFL where even the worst defensive player on a team would be a superior player on a college team. Hell, half of the players cut in the NFL would be considered top defensive players on many college teams. I'm not saying it won't score some points however I wouldn't necessarily bet on it loading up the scoreboard with 30-40 points a game.
One thing I have noticed is there is a lot of assumed confidence that Kingsbury offense will succeed in the NFL. Yes it rolled up a lot of points in college in a defense deficient conference but now it's being moved to the NFL where even the worst defensive player on a team would be a superior player on a college team. Hell, half of the players cut in the NFL would be considered top defensive players on many college teams. I'm not saying it won't score some points however I wouldn't necessarily bet on it loading up the scoreboard with 30-40 points a game.
Kc and the Rams do it with speed and match ups. Expect the same here. The question is whether the potential big play talent will actually live up to their performance on the field.
I say sometimes.
7-9
It wasn't just points — Kingsbury's offense was absurdly productive and efficient at a school that didn't get a lot of top prospects (source: FO's Almanac):
- 3,600 passes in 6 seasons
- More than 6,000 total plays (only Clemson and Baylor ran more)
- At least 535 passes every season (no other team in the Big 12 hit that number once)
- 16 times receivers caught at least 50 passes (no other Big 12 school had 11)
Also, Murray passed for 11.6 YPA in his one year at OU — the most since the 1950s.
The idea here is that the system can make up for talent deficiencies, and that Kyler Murray is uniquely positioned to run that system by virtue of his mental makeup, physical skills and familiarity with the system.
It's a crazy experiment with a billion-dollar organization.
It wasn't just points — Kingsbury's offense was absurdly productive and efficient at a school that didn't get a lot of top prospects (source: FO's Almanac):
- 3,600 passes in 6 seasons
- More than 6,000 total plays (only Clemson and Baylor ran more)
- At least 535 passes every season (no other team in the Big 12 hit that number once)
- 16 times receivers caught at least 50 passes (no other Big 12 school had 11)
Also, Murray passed for 11.6 YPA in his one year at OU — the most since the 1950s.
The idea here is that the system can make up for talent deficiencies, and that Kyler Murray is uniquely positioned to run that system by virtue of his mental makeup, physical skills and familiarity with the system.
It's a crazy experiment with a billion-dollar organization.
The question I have and I dont know where to find this info....has the average time of possession per drive dropped much over the past 20 years?
Maybe its overblown that the defense will get tired.
Getting the defense tired is much more about staying on the field than it is pace, but staying on the field while playing at a fast pace can wear out the defense faster. That being said a fast pace 12 play drive early in the game could have the defense completely ready for a rest by the end of the drive and that could help the team to find the endzone as the defense is gasping for air.The question I have and I dont know where to find this info....has the average time of possession per drive dropped much over the past 20 years?
Maybe its overblown that the defense will get tired.
7-8-1 or 8-7-1 (See comment)
vs Detroit - W
@ Baltimore - L
vs Carolina - W
vs Seattle - L
@ Cincinnati - T
vs Atlanta - L
@ New York - W
@ New Orleans - L
vs San Francisco - W
@ Tampa Bay - W
@ San Francisco - W
vs Los Angeles -L
vs Pittsburgh - L
vs Cleveland - W
@ Seattle - L
@ Los Angeles - L (or W if Rams have division locked up)