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2010 Offense v. 2011 Offense
Posted on 10/2/11 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 10/2/11 at 5:48 pm
In light of the incessant comparisons between last year's offense and this season's offense, I've done a little analysis of the first four games of each season (only had drive charts for the first four this season on LSUsports.net).
In a nutshell, I've added up the potential yards and points the offense could have gotten from those games.
In 2010, LSU had the potential to gain 2748 yards in the first four games. It gained 1199, for a 43.6 percent efficiency.
This season, LSU had a chance to gain 3049 yards in the first four games. It gained 1400, for a 46 percent efficiency.
Where the two offenses differed greatly is in scoring.
In 2010, the LSU offense had the potential to score 336 points. It scored 106 for a 31.5 percent scoring efficiency.
This season, the Tigers had the potential to score 343 points. They scored 155 for a 45 percent scoring efficiency.
The big difference is in the first four games of 2011, LSU is only slightly more efficient in gaining yards than it was in 2010, but is 50 percent more efficient when it comes to scoring.
When it gets a chance to score in 2011, it is scoring TDs a lot more often than FGs, and that is the primary goal of any offense - to score points.
In a nutshell, I've added up the potential yards and points the offense could have gotten from those games.
In 2010, LSU had the potential to gain 2748 yards in the first four games. It gained 1199, for a 43.6 percent efficiency.
This season, LSU had a chance to gain 3049 yards in the first four games. It gained 1400, for a 46 percent efficiency.
Where the two offenses differed greatly is in scoring.
In 2010, the LSU offense had the potential to score 336 points. It scored 106 for a 31.5 percent scoring efficiency.
This season, the Tigers had the potential to score 343 points. They scored 155 for a 45 percent scoring efficiency.
The big difference is in the first four games of 2011, LSU is only slightly more efficient in gaining yards than it was in 2010, but is 50 percent more efficient when it comes to scoring.
When it gets a chance to score in 2011, it is scoring TDs a lot more often than FGs, and that is the primary goal of any offense - to score points.
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Posted on 10/2/11 at 5:52 pm to mtntiger
Maybe I'm just dense, but how do you determine "potential" yards?
Posted on 10/2/11 at 5:54 pm to 1984Tiger
I'm assuming it is that they started at the XX yard line, and "could" have XX yards on the drive to reach the TD, but only gained XX.
Posted on 10/2/11 at 5:55 pm to 1984Tiger
if you start at the 10, then you have 90 potential yards on that possession.
each possession is worth 7 (or 8 if you want to be technical about it) potential points.
each possession is worth 7 (or 8 if you want to be technical about it) potential points.
Posted on 10/2/11 at 5:58 pm to mtntiger
Wow. This is a new low. Let's start sticking to this year people.
Posted on 10/2/11 at 5:58 pm to jcole4lsu
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if you start at the 10, then you have 90 potential yards on that possession.
each possession is worth 7 (or 8 if you want to be technical about it) potential points.
this is correct, and I chose 7 potential points since 7 points is the most common result of a TD.
Posted on 10/2/11 at 5:58 pm to jcole4lsu
Got it ... thanks. 
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