Sentences with phrase «against better defenses»

The Tigers have continued putting up big numbers against the ACC's bottom tier, but have struggled somewhat against the better defenses in the league.

He disappears too often and doesn't do much in the big games against better defenses.

What Wenger says is good to hear, read and talk about, but you have seen the reality yesterday, if you can't score against West Ham then how you will manage against better defenses in the league.

If the offense can't do anything against good defenses, that's a bit of a problem, considering there are a few more projected good defenses on the schedule.

Biggest question mark: Can the offense produce against good defenses this year?

And it gets even more extreme against good defenses.

And while long scoring drives are really impressive to watch, they are harder to maintain against good defenses (Arkansas» defense ranks 67th in Def.

And with a sketchy line and a high - upside, low - downside (and eventually injured) quarterback, the Wolverines couldn't sustain drives against good defenses.

And while the marriage of Hurts and coordinator Brian Daboll worked well enough to torch iffy defenses in 2017 — 8.2 yards per play and 66 points against Ole Miss, 7.8 and 41 against Arkansas, 7.3 and 59 against Vanderbilt — it again labored against the best defenses on the schedule.

But if his Tigers figure out how to make one or two more good plays per game against good defenses, they have everything they need to make a CFP run.

As bad offenses match up against good defenses, turnovers decided the outcome.

Not exact matches

In effect they have been through purgatory, which is one of our best defenses against the fear of heaven.

Everybody does better against worse defenses, but that's a bit extreme.

Ryan Morris was great at QB on this night and really moved the ball down the field well against one of the better Defenses in the League.

Perhaps the most impressive thing about Chubb's 2014 output: he played his best against the best run defenses.

The offense that had scored at least 34 points in three straight games from Weeks 7 to 9 was as bogged down as it has been in recent weeks, albeit against one of the best defenses in the league.

Importantly, quarterbacks Wilton Speight and Deondre Francois each feasted against bad defenses this year but had poor numbers against good ones.

There's potential for both efficiency and explosiveness; the task is to have both against really good defenses.

Four total touchdowns against one of the better defenses in the league is impressive.

And that's interesting considering it wasn't a bad day for the Steelers» offense — finding 42 points against one of the best defenses in the NFL.

Even better, it will test a returning Carson Wentz's mettle against one of the league's most intimidating defenses.

All three of those teams» defenses are usually pretty damn good against the run.

When I first went to watch Robinson's tape, I went with the Tennessee game because I used to play there and wanted to kinda check out how our offense looked against one of the best defenses in the nation last year.

Vikings -LRB--2.5) over PANTHERS — Cam Newton has struggled against the NFL's better defenses — 7 TD / 8 INT against top 10 defenses — and the Vikings defense is one of the best.

So that leaves defenses with the luxury of being able to pass rush 2 guys against watson which would never actually happen or they would get fucked as well.

Giroud is in good form against teams with average defenses but Giroud still has trouble with teams with good defense and big matches ie Monaco

Against UL - Lafayette, Memphis, Tennessee and Mississippi State — a group that includes three good defenses — Walton rushed 41 times for 375 yards (9.1 per carry).

Top teams won't struggle against our midfield because there is no meat to it, but conversely, our midfield is not playing the expansive football to penetrate good defenses.

However, Marvin Lewis» crew will be without suspended RB Cedric Benson against one of the better run defenses in the league.

Giroud is clearly a weapon off the bench against stubborn defences and Alexis is better suited to defenses that play out the back.

In that situation, Reid would want the ball in the hands of his best offensive players, the ones who put 27 points on the board against one of the NFL's best defenses and made it look easy while doing it.

The Trail Blazers haven't really been able to weather those injuries, leaning heavily on LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard to carry the load against one of the league's best defenses.

So the fact that he has made plays while also taking care of the ball against some of the best defenses in the league is a credit to him and why I still think he's going to be really good.

You would expect the Wolverines to do better against the lesser defenses, but the difference was stark.

The best defenses take away the paint, and not many teams have been able to score well against teams like that.

Don't say a word about defenses packing it in, because defenses pack it in against all the big clubs, but I seem to see Bayern, Real, Chelsea, and other teams score and create more with strikers that are marginally better than Giroud.

With an indomitable running game and lots of big dudes running pass routes, they averaged 7 per play against one of the best defenses in the country.

We know Theo isn't the big strong CF that can bully oppositions defenses, he didn't do that against Chelsea... He used his athleticism to move around and drag / pull players out of pos, dropping deep and getting forward quick was hard for Chelsea as well.

Already against one of the best passing defenses, the Raiders could be without one of the best wideouts in the league as Crabtree has been limited this week with an ankle injury.

He'll struggle against better on - ball defenders in the NBA and will have to learn how to play against much tougher defenses in the pick - and - roll.

Their biggest weakness is their offense against the zone, but you have to mix up your defenses against them or they'll figure you out because they're so well coached.

The Tigers still couldn't solve good defenses but were even more dominant against everyone else.

Experience better lead to stability because after a late - August warmup against Portland State, Mangum will face the LSU, Utah, and Wisconsin defenses consecutively.

He has to be adept at reading defenses and be willing to go with the best play for the team against the given defense.

John theorized that a lack of motivation could work against defenses, the same could be true of offenses as well.

And a good book is one of the best defenses against too much screen time.

Having a dog in your home is one of the best defenses against developing allergies and asthma.

«Voting rights are one of the best defenses we have against the billionaires and corporations trying to buy our democracy,» said Stanley Fritz, Campaign Manager for Citizen Action of New York.

Natural selection favors predators that are better at capturing prey, prey that have better defenses, and individuals that compete better against other species.

The researchers believe the red squirrels acquired defenses against predation, such as better tree - climbing skills, as they coevolved with the pine marten, giving them a leg up on their non-native competition.