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In our close games, did our offense ever successfully close out a game?
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:32 pm
Outside of Ole Miss, I dont recall us ever being able to get the first down to run out the clock and end the game.
Auburn, SC, A&M, ALa, Ark and Clemson come to mind.
That and not having a top 50 offense for half a decade is just unacceptable.
Auburn, SC, A&M, ALa, Ark and Clemson come to mind.
That and not having a top 50 offense for half a decade is just unacceptable.
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Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:50 pm to igoringa
Hum, SC we gave up the TD, got the ball with 1:41, 3 plays and 5 yards we were punting again to give them a chance to win.
A&M we couldn't close it either. At 1:17, 3 plays, 4 yards but took 1:07 off the clock. Still though, gave them a shot to win.
Jeeze, it's worse than I remember.
A&M we couldn't close it either. At 1:17, 3 plays, 4 yards but took 1:07 off the clock. Still though, gave them a shot to win.
Jeeze, it's worse than I remember.
This post was edited on 1/4/13 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:51 pm to igoringa
That is the irony. Whereas Les Miles was thinking that he was exactly in the position he wanted to be in when he kicks the field goal to go up by 11 at the end of the 3rd Quarter ... I knew that he was setting us up for more of the same and that 11 points would not be enough.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:54 pm to Vlad The Inhaler
almost all of those games mentioned also have a LONG 4th down converted by the enemy to keep their drives alive. Seemed like this year was "4th and Chavis" also.
Substitute SC for Barn, A&M, Bama, Arky, and Clemson and it still works.
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Hum, SC we gave up the TD, got the ball with 1:41, 3 plays and 5 yards we were punting again to give them a chance to win.
Substitute SC for Barn, A&M, Bama, Arky, and Clemson and it still works.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:56 pm to igoringa
against Arky we got the ball with a lead and 5 mins left. went 78 yds in 11 plays (including a 3rd down conversion when no one thought we'd pass) and kicked a FG to get the lead to 7. closest I can think of to running out the clock.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 2:03 pm to ATLTiger
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against Arky we got the ball with a lead and 5 mins left. went 78 yds in 11 plays
Against Aub we drove down only to miss a field goal with about 35 seconds . Aagainst SC I think we kicked a field goal with about 1:30 to move the lead to 7.
You dont always get to finish on offense.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 2:18 pm to igoringa
The difference between 2011 and 2012 was the physical domination of 2011's team and being able to convert to Tds versus fg. This leads to closing out games in the second half. There were zero audibles to runs by Mett or anything that resembled understanding sec defenses. In his defense he had to break in a new line. Pj had trouble as a olinemen in calling schemes for example and others were not there to cover for him like those in 2011.
Just my take
Just my take
Posted on 1/4/13 at 2:21 pm to TexTiga
We scored in the waning minutes against SC and A&M to score what seemed to be game-icing scores. We had late game winning scores against Arkansas and Ole Miss. We also had a big drive against Auburn that drained clock.
So... 5 of 8 SEC games, the offense came through late. In the other three, the defense sealed the deal against State ad we wouldn't come back against Florida. Really, only once in the regular season did our offense fail to close out a game (Bama).
So... 5 of 8 SEC games, the offense came through late. In the other three, the defense sealed the deal against State ad we wouldn't come back against Florida. Really, only once in the regular season did our offense fail to close out a game (Bama).
Posted on 1/4/13 at 2:45 pm to igoringa
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Outside of Ole Miss, I dont recall us ever being able to get the first down to run out the clock and end the game.
You are correct. We were missing the killer instinct on offense this year.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 3:03 pm to stho381
We are missing the killer instincts on both sides of the ball.
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