Sentences with phrase «in short yardage»

Bill Belichick isn't afraid to be aggressive and Tom Brady is great in short yardage situations.

They were not awful in short yardage, ranking 64th in power success rate.

And whether we were in two backs with one tight end; one back, two tight ends; three tight ends in short yardage — we always had a tight end in,» Gilbride says.

Those are usually used in short yardage situations.

He is more powerful in short yardage situations, and I like having Green as an option at Tackle with Tyron's back problems.

Maybe Whiz can figure out how to use a play that always works against the Chargers in short yardage: The play action fake to Gordon, with a pass in the flat to the left side tight end.

In the last four years, I have never seen the Chargers try this play in short yardage jumbo formations.

Indicate that he's used in short yardage and goal line situations.

Not exact matches

If Lagow wins the job, I figure there's a chance that Diamont, with his excellent mobility, will have a chance to carve out a niche in short - yardage.

Kansas State wanted to dominate possession, so TCU shut down the K - State run game, especially in short - yardage situations K - State has long dominated.

S&P + in 2015 despite dreadful short yardage success (114th in power success rate) and leakiness (107th in stuff rate, 74th in passing downs success rate).

S&P + ranking has been dragged down by niggling issues and situational breakdowns: awful short yardage execution (101st in power success rate) and too many big plays on passing downs (107th in passing downs explosiveness).

Tebow went from being a short - yardage, situational runner in 2006 to Florida's starting quarterback in 2007 and the first - ever sophomore to win the Heisman.

Those tiny advantages inside the red zone, on special teams and in high - leverage short - yardage situations add up over the course of the game and could ultimately swing the matchup in Georgia's favor.

One of the best plays there is for short yardage is to bring in your jumbo pack and go play action with the tight end blocking down and releasing as the entire defense converges to stop Gordon.

Jamaal could be deadly in short - yardage, too, because D's had to sell out to keep from winning the corner, giving JC25 some of the easiest cut - backs in NFL history.

Toledo struggled in short - yardage (121st in power success rate) and ranked just 88th in overall rushing success rate.

«When Coach first asked me if I'd play fullback in short - yardage situations, I laughed,» he says.

They killed FSU in short - yardage and held the Seminoles to 6 - for - 16 on third downs.

In fact, after the Sooners» coaches studied all their game film of 1967, Fairbanks said that «our average gain on all plays going over Kalsu, including short yardage and goal line plays, is 6.2 net yards rushing... This is what we coaches grade as... near perfection.»

However, Darnold carried a lot of the weight for the USC offense, ranked No. 6 in passer rating among Power 5 QBs in games against teams with winning records, and threw for 4,143 yards and 31 touchdowns while rushing for another five TDs as a short - yardage option.

Buffalo was pretty good at avoiding stuffs (59th in stuff rate, i.e. run stops at or behind the line) and strong in short - yardage situations (31st in power success rate).

BRIAN TOAL LB, Sr., Boston College The 6 - foot 252 - pounder, who had 180 tackles in his first three years with the Eagles and lined up as a fullback in short - yardage sets, returns after missing the 2007 season with a shoulder injury.

It did pretty well last year despite the walk - ons, ranking 22nd in Adj. Line Yards (though dismal in short - yardage) and 52nd in Adj. Sack Rate.

The staff had time to expand its third - down options to include second - down calls — in a third - and - long situation, Cincinnati could run a short - yardage pass or draw to set up fourth - and - 3.

Tech ranked 22nd in Adj. Line Yards last year and thrived at both converting short yardage and avoiding negative plays.

He's averaging just 4.6 yards per carry, and despite being a 225 - pound block of granite, he hasn't been effective in short - yardage situations.

· On the other side of the ball, Alabama's defense ranks 96th in rushing Power Success Rate while Auburn's rushing attack ranks 12th in Power Success Rate, which measures an offense's ability to convert in short - yardage situations on third and fourth down.

The run game was decent but unspectacular (and it was horrendous in short - yardage situations), and the defense was decent but inefficient, and Trubisky had to be awesome for the Heels to survive.

And Expect Kerryon Johnson, who might be the hottest running back in all of football, to take full advantage of a Tide defense that has struggled in short - yardage situations.

A great tight end added to this mix would impact us in the red zone and on short yardage a lot more than zippy backup receivers.

As he maintains, the Buckeyes did have some success running the ball on the Spartans with power runs behind some double TE formations in short - yardage scenarios, and on a play where they caught the Spartans in a stunt.

I'd say we only have 1 in Mack; Turbin is debatable (below average if you ask me, since he's only really a short - yardage guy), and you might be able to convince me Christine Michael is average.

UMass was solid on standard downs last year (67th in Standard Downs S&P +), but that doesn't mean as much when you're miserable in short - yardage situations (126th in power success rate).

It's not for lack of trying, but they just don't win close games because short yardage, getting stops on third downs and coming up with big late - game turnovers just haven't been the team's forte in recent years.

Bowers would hit Veasy on an eight yard gain and the Bears brought in Enwere for a short yardage situation.

Kenny King, Superbowl XV Hero was the short yardage tank, both Hawkins and King were solid in ball security as well.

In short, the offense is putting up point and yardage totals that should win games.

If either team is up by exactly two possessions, scoring tends to go up as defenses allow short yardage plays in exchange for time off the clock.