It's the difference between a more well rounded guy who looks like a possible above
average pass rusher that can also start off doing well against the run vs a guy who looks like a possible elite pass rusher that has some work to do against the run, but also shows the ability and traits to be good there as well.
He is a great role player, but to say he is an above
average pass rusher is false.
Offenses are less efficient versus the Gamecocks than the Gators, and while Florida got to Mettenberger four times with only
an average pass rush (77th in Sack Rate), South Carolina has one of the best pass rushes in the country (fourth).
Not exact matches
Both have
averaged over 200
rushing yards per game and rank in the bottom 25 in
pass attempts in the country.
Under Prescott and Fitzgerald the last four seasons, the QB has
averaged 380
pass attempts and 182
rushing attempts and led the team in carries every year save for 2017, when Aeris Williams got 224 to Fitzgerald's 162.
I think we'll
average about 40
passing plays to 25
rushing plays (61 %
pass rate).
With the Raiders emphasizing the
passing game this season, Garner suffered a drop - off in
rushing production (839 yards and a 4.0
average per carry, compared with 1,142 and 4.4 in 2000), but he was most valuable in the way that Gruden said he would be: His 72 catches were a career high.
He
averaged an awful 2.7 yards per
pass attempt (including sacks), which is deserving of a grade much worse than a C +, but he was done no favors by drops (Jalen Saunders had a pair of them while catching just three of nine
passes for 30 yards) and he gets bonus points: both for finishing drives (Oklahoma scored on all six of its trips inside ULM's 40) and for
rushing 12 times (non-sacks) for 112 yards.
We have no cover linebackers, no good deep safety, no solid
pass rusher,
average running backs and at least 3 weak links on the offensive line (the only O - lineman I would keep are Jones and Fluker and Fluker is a free agent).
As we all know, it's much harder to find a dynamic RB than it is an above
average or better
pass rusher.
If an OT beats Landry to his preferred spot at the upper edge of the pocket while he's
rushing the passer, and the OT is at least an
average pass blocker, then Landry has no counter-move to get to the QB or even just put pressure on him.
Including sacks as
pass attempts, Herbert
averaged 7
passes to every
rush as opposed to Prukop's 3.3, but he proved some of his rumored upside.
President was an outstanding runner,
averaging 7.7 yards over 62 non-sack
rushes, but opponents had no reason to fear the
pass.
Focus on the
pass, and the running game (which
averaged over 150
rushing yards per game during the regular season) will make you pay.
That has helped a little in big - play prevention — Michigan State and Utah combined to
average only 11.2 yards per completion — but it has given the Ducks even less of a
pass rush.
If he has time to find an open receiver (which is likely against an
average TCU
pass rush), he'll find one.
Opponents
averaged over 15 yards per completion, and AFA matched its No. 130 ranking in
rushing IsoPPP with a No. 130 ranking in
passing IsoPPP.
This is classic fan behavior, but Hinton did
average 7.6 yards per
pass attempt (including sacks) to Wolford's 4.7, and he did
rush 23 times (not including sacks) for 140 yards and two scores.
At West Virginia, he had Rasheed Marshall, who
averaged about 1,600
passing yards and 550
rushing yards per season.
he
averaged over 4YPC, had over a 1,000 yards
rushing with no
passing threat to take pressure of the run game and he had a few hundred more yards receiving.
In three games against Florida State, Florida native Lamar Jackson
averaged 226
passing yards and 119
rushing yards.
No matter how good your
pass rush is the
average receiver can run a long ways in 2.5 seconds if he isn't knocked off his route.
Austen Lane was a good
pass rusher with good physical attributes and was above
average against the
pass, better at stopping the
rushing attack.
Seattle allows 3.5 yards per
rushing attempt to teams earning an
average of 4.1, 5.9 yards per
pass to 6.8 and 4.9 to 5.6.
Forensic ATS information on this game: Dallas is 0 - 26 if they were a favorite in their last game and threw at least eight
passes above their season
average last game, 1 - 11 off win, 0 - 7 home Washington 9 - 0 road if they
rushed for 150 or more yards last game
Kansas City has been the poster child of
average on offense as they.1 above what their foes normally allow
rushing the ball, but.2 below
passing yards per attempt and dead even in yards per play.
Southern Methodist
rushes for 4.8 yards per carry to defenses that allow an
average of 4.4, 7.4
passing yards per attempt to 7.3, getting a nice margin of 6.3 yards per play against foes that are permitting an
average of just 5.8.
Wyoming gets just 3.2 yards per
rush to teams allowing an
average of 4.4 and 6.5 yards per
pass to 7.6; 4.7 yards per play to 5.8
The Pirates
average 4.5 yards per
rush to teams that normally allow 4.0 and 6.7
passing yards per attempt teams that normally allow 7.3, and 5.9 yards per play to 5.6.
They
average 32 points a game; they have an efficient quarterback in Stephen Garcia leading the nation's No. 47
passing attack; and they have a touchdown machine in Marcus Lattimore pacing the 55th - ranked
rushing offense.
The Spartans get 4.9 yards per
rush to foes that are permitting an
average of 4.4, 8.3 yards per
pass to 7.5 and 6.4 yards per play to 5.8.
They get just 3.5 yards per
rush to squads usually permitting 4.1, 8.2
passing yards per attempt to defenses that allow an
average of 7.5 and 5.5 yards per play to 5.6.
On defense, they allow teams to exceed their normal
average by.1 yards per
rush and yards per
pass, and.2 yards per play.
However they are extremely generous on defense allowing 5.0 yards per
rushing attempt to teams earning an
average of 4.4 and 7.2
passing yards per attempt to 6.6.
The Saints
average 4.8 yards per
rush against teams normally allowing 4.4 and a mind - boggling 8.3 yards per
pass against teams normally allowing 6.7.