re: Can we establish 3rd and Chavis

not surprisingly, our 3rd down D has really suffered when we can;t get to the passer. in Chavis' tenure, the only other time we were this bad at getting sacks was 09, his first yr (aka the yr Pep started at DE and got 0 sacks).

3rd down conversion percentage was around 37%. generally speaking it's been around the mid 30s under Chavis, which has put us in the 15-20 range nationally.

in 2013, we're at 40% in allowing 3rd down conversions, which is 70th in the nation.

in 09, we had Peterson, Mo, B Taylor and Chad Jones starting as DBs, so that kinda bailed out the bad pass rush. don't have that this yr.

so like I said in another thread, we're not getting consistent pressure, and the DBs can't cover. bad combo.

eta: source: CFBstats.com