Sentences with phrase «starting field position»

Yet, despite seeing their starting field position improve from the 23 - yard line to the 24 - yard line, their advantage fell from being tops in the league (by a wide margin) to being 20th — and one of the 25 teams that would have been better off always taking a knee.

In 2016, they have the lowest return rate from the end zone in the league at just under 9 percent3 and are tied with the Arizona Cardinals for the second - best starting field position after those kickoffs (both 0.8 yards better than if they'd taken the touchbacks).

Looking at First Down Rate (% of drives resulting in at least one first down or TD) and Available Yards Rate (yards gained by the offense / total yards available based on starting field position) is in line with our move toward bigger - picture stats, but they tell essentially the same story we've set up above: the Hoke offenses got worse and worse with very little fluctuation in even the most specific stats.

Below is a chart showing the league average starting field position for standard kickoff returns1 from near the end zone:

Cal's average starting field position was their own 32 yard line and they had zero three and outs.

They couldn't pass; they didn't run very well; they weren't efficient, explosive, or methodical; they didn't have terrible starting field position (in fact, they were almost top - ten in not facing long - field drives); they couldn't put together value drives; they were middling at picking up first downs and awful at gaining yards available to them.

Smith ends drives, has a lot INT and can return it to put Manning in great starting field position.

In 2015, the Jacksonville Jaguars returned 24 percent of kickoffs out of the end zone, and had the seventh - worst average starting field position in the league.

The average starting field position for the Raiders defense is at the 25 - yard line, according to Football Outsiders, fourth best in the league.

Wake Forest's average starting field position in the first half was 47.2, and the Deacs scored on touchdown drives of 36 yards (following a punt return), 18 yards (interception), and 40 yards (interception), with field goal drives of 14 yards (punt) and 37 yards (turnover on downs).

Average starting field position: OSU 32.5, FSU 28.8 Average starting field position, first three quarters): OSU 29.9, FSU 22.7 Net yards per punt: OSU 39.7, FSU 29.4 Net yards per kickoff: OSU 39.7, FSU 29.4

Over the course of 17.5 total possessions (18 for OSU, 17 for Texas Tech), the Cowboys» average starting field position was their 35 - yard line; Texas Tech's: the 27.

With the Broncos, McDaniels has journeyman quarterbacks in Kyle Orton and Chris Simms, a defense that ranked 30th in points allowed and special teams that contributed to Denver's ranking last in average starting field position.

I think punters are all so similar, the starting field position is inconsequential.

The Tide dominated the Sugar Bowl field position battle, with an average starting field position 14.6 yards better (32.8) than Ohio State's (18.2).

There's «tilting the field,» and there's this: SMU's average starting field position in the first half was its own 23; Tech's was SMU's 41.

Breakerbaker is correct — Falcons O has the worst starting field position in the league.

Starting field position is a much better stat.

Last week was better considering the Jets starting field position, but the Falcons D has a long way to go.

More info required than «starting field position».

Yeah, respected coach and all that but special teams killed the Falcons this year — hurting the offense and defense in starting field position.

Translation: You can expect Alabama's starting field position to be at the 20 or less.

Not exact matches

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It starts by fielding the right players in their right positions.

On their following drive, the Lancers had to punt from their own end zone and the Spartans ended up having great field position starting at the Lancers 27 yard line.

Obviously there are other factors such as field position, who has the ball, and public perception that can influence these in - game lines, but these tables are a good starting point to look at if you want to bet on some exciting fourth quarter comebacks this weekend.

K.J. Hill returns the Gillikin punt 16 yards near midfield, and the Urban Meyer efficiency - and - field - position machine is starting to hum.

Todd Frazier got things started by singling to left field, which was followed by a Chase Headley single that — thanks to a throw to try to nab Frazier at third — put both runners in scoring position.

Again starting in fantastic field position, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots tried to extend their already laughable lead with just more than 13 minutes left in the third quarter.

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why was Sanchez truly playing... no one believes he was too injured to play to start the season, and some like myself would go as far to suggest he wasn't injured at all... so why play him... they can't say it was to appease the fans because when was that ever a factor at this club except when «panic buys» were in the offing... I believe that this was to give Arsenal a little leverage when it comes to negotiating his transfer... just imagine their horrible bargaining position if Sanchez never saw the field before the deadline then heading back to South America and played for Chile... regardless of the facts, this was sadly again another example of a team putting business ahead of fielding a team with the greatest chance to secure 3 points... of course, some will say that Sanchez is, or was, our best player, so obviously he's a no - brainer to start, but those who really watch the game know that his heart hasn't been truly in it for quite some time... even at the end of last season you could see a definitive difference between the Sanchez who played for Chile and the one that played for Arsenal... that being said, 70 % of Sanchez is still better than a 100 % of the vast majority of our remaining roster... shame on you Arsene and shame on you too Sanchez for that telling smirk... I've supported your attempt to push this squad to the next level but don't pretend for a second that you didn't know you were being watched... don't lower your standards or you'll end up like this club, on the outside looking in

PLAY OF THE GAME: At the end of the third quarter «'' still nursing just a 7 - 0 lead «'' the Pride started in excellent field position before Tregle threw a rocket to Prentiss Reid who managed to fight through tackles for a 35 - yard gain.

And in a big game, he'll not alter their positional starting positions to confuse the opposition despite the alleged freedom given to the Gunners to exercise on the field of play like Lucas Perez.

That helped give them good field position at their own 40 - yard line to start the drive.

«Ultimately agreed with my position that the logo is no longer appropriate for on - field use in Major League Baseball, and I appreciate Mr. Dolan's acknowledgment that removing it from the on - field uniform by the start of the 2019 season is the right course.»

It looked for a moment during Friday's qualifying that Kurt Busch would have to start behind his brother Kyle, but Kyle Busch failed a technical inspection by NASCAR inspectors, bumping him down to starting in 39th position, last in the field on Sunday.

On the previous possession, the Titans started with great field position on their own 42 - yard line.

Clement was on one good foot, a freshman QB in his first start on the road against a top 10 team, a kicker who had never attempted a field goal before, starting a walk - on on the offensive line who also happens to back up every position, as well as the world.

There are six former Indy 500 winners in the 33 - car field on Sunday — Ryan Hunter - Reay (2014 winner) starts in third position, Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009) ninth, Scott Dixon (2008) 13th, Juan Pablo Montoya (2000, 2015) 17th, Tony Kanaan (2013) 18th and Buddy Lazier (1996) 32nd.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

there was no doubt in my mind, based on the contractual activities of the summer that Ox and Bellerin would need to see the field on Day 1, unfortunately this meant Ox would be placed in an uncomfortable position on the left... this can't be the plan moving forward, so either they share the right wing - back position or a formation change is needed if both are going to be in the starting 11... strangely enough Bellerin looked far more comfortable than Ox on the left, albeit a smaller sample size

I don't think it's that Le Coq exposes Xhaka, is that Wenger (judging by positing on the field) asks Coquelin to play in a more slightly advanced starting position than he's comfortable with, and finds himself in the final 3rd too often so that Xhaka can stay deeper and dictate from further away.

I haven't got a problem people calling a player a winger if just for causal chat and denotes a generalised starting position on the field.

Soph AJ Terrell turned in a quality freshman campaign and is your backup at boundary with Fields likely starting at the field position.

The second half started with another great return by Weems, but yet again the Falcons squandered the great field position at the 50.

Aside from a touchdown drive that started with good field position thanks to Kyle Fuller, the Bears offense had trouble staying on the field with the predictable and conservative play - calling Bears fans have become all too accustomed to.

This despite the fact that he destroyed three levels of minor league pitching last year, despite the fact he was arguably the most dominant player in all of spring training year and despite the fact that he is quite clearly the best player the Braves have under contract to fill the left field position to start the season.