Sentences with phrase «short yardage»

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.

In 2006, Tebow was used mostly as a situational runner on short yardage and goal - line downs, but he did throw five touchdowns.

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

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).

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.

Barrett, while an exceptional short yardage runner and decision - maker out of the read option, isn't the athletic threat on the ground that Weber or Dobbins is, or Curtis Samuel or Elliott were before them.

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).

He will begin his career as a dangerous goal line / short yardage option, and if he learns to read the field a bit better, could blossom into a dependable two down back.

Ellison has solid hands and is a check down / short yardage target on passing 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.»

I see him eeking out more critical short yardage situations than Barkley.

The people that accuse Linehan of overthinking short yardage situations also accuse him of being stagnant and predictable at any other given time.

Minkah would also be great blitzing off the edge on some passing or short yardage downs.

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.

Greg Jones -LCB- Starter, Great Lead rush blocking, but should only be used in short yardage situactions -RCB-

He is built like a fire hydrant, tough to tackle, and uses his stout frame to squeeze out extra yards and running plays; especially short yardage.

But it's harder to pull that off when you're awful at both converting short yardage and, well, avoiding passing - downs disaster.

He also does not seem to shy away from contact, so he may even be an upgrade 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.

Am I the only one that would love to see Horvath and Worship line - up in the backfield together in short yardage situations?

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

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.

I think with that duo and a bruiser for the short yardage situations we wouldn't need anything else at rb not to mention antone coming back from injury there is more than enough touches to go between the three of them.

He always seemed to do well for us in the short yardage situations.

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.

The Buckeye defense did well in short yardage, which has been a strength all year.

And imagine a short yardage situation where we lined up Vea next to Jelly?

Plus, short yardage wasn't a strength.

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

Short yardage, red zone, third down; each coach has a section that he watches a little closer.

Short yardage, goal line, two - point conversions.

They're using him a lot in short yardage / goal - line situations so I think he'll get at least one TD plus 60 some - odd total yds, good enough for 13 + solid points..

They give up short yardage and short passes, letting the fly struggle through yards of fly paper only to thwart him inches from the crumb.

Stewart handles goal line and short yardage

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.

Smith also made a big tackle on special teams, and stoned big Bo Scarbrough on a short yardage third down pass play.

«With the guys we already have, we either need a bell cow or a short yardage master.

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