Patriots Pregame Thread Titans Fire Head Coach Brian Callahan / Week 7 Pregame Discussion

[turkeyneck]

Yup.
Our top 2 RBs are averaging a combined 3.3 yds/carry which includes several runs of no gain or losses (at least to my eye, don't know our number of such runs ).

I wouldn't mind the 3.3 yds/carry if they were all gained on 3rd and 2 or 4th and 1. That would be productive. Losing yds on most short yardage situations is not productive.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

I wouldn't mind the 3.3 yds/carry if they were all gained on 3rd and 2 or 4th and 1. That would be productive. Losing yds on most short yardage situations is not productive.

I agree. We need much more production from our run game.
We can't put every game on Drake's shoulders, especially when the weather and/or facing a tough secondary and pass rush calls for us to run the ball more.

 

[PatsfanTN]

going to be windy, could affect the passing game. I think this is a good game to get the run going.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

going to be windy, could affect the passing game. I think this is a good game to get the run going.

I would certainly hope, but we have had favourable matchups (Buff...etc) that we were unable to take advantage of already.
Hopeful, but skeptical.

 

[Uptown]

 

[Thunderhead]

David Andrews is fantastic on the radio. Great hire by 98.5.

 

[WinstonSmith]

David Andrews is fantastic on the radio. Great hire by 98.5.

Does he have a regular shift or is he just on game days?

 

[Uptown]

 

[Thunderhead]

Does he have a regular shift or is he just on game days?

I think he does an hour each week on Zolak and Bertrand and does a pregame hit with Gasper/Murray (which I just caught- great stuff).

 

[The Gr8est]

So Brian Callahan was Tennessee’s Mayo?

 

[TommyD4207]

The wind's going to be a factor in the first half at least.

 

[Ring 6]

I wouldn't mind the 3.3 yds/carry if they were all gained on 3rd and 2 or 4th and 1. That would be productive. Losing yds on most short yardage situations is not productive.

Actually we are 10/14 on 3rd or 4th and 1-3.
71.4%

The rest of the league is 325/466 69.7% so we are better than average.
That hasn’t been the problem.

The biggest issue seems to be 1st and 2nd down runs
We average 3.6 on 1st and 3.2 on 2nd.
The league average is 4.4 and 4.3.

That’s about 125 missing yards compared to league average.

We run more than average on first down 86 times vs league average of 73.8.
But what that creates is impressive succes throwing in 1st down.

On first down we are 53/66 617 4 Td 0 int
That’s 80.3% complete 9.4 ypa and a 125.8 passer rating

The league average is 49.5/71.8 533.6 3.2 1.0
68.9% 7.5 ypa 99.6 passer rating


We are 86 runs 73 passes (including sacks) on first down which is 54%.
League average is 82.3/75.6 which is 52%.

Finally a situational stat.
Leading with < 4 minutes to go we have 12 rushes for -4 yards
That alone reduced our average per carry from 3.8 to 3.5.

Tennessee is weak vs the run and I expect us to put up good running numbers today which will skew the stats. The real test will be next week vs Cleveland #3 run D and #1 ypa against.

 

[Ring 6]

I would certainly hope, but we have had favourable matchups (Buff...etc) that we were unable to take advantage of already.
Hopeful, but skeptical.

Our run/pass ratio against Bills was 22/34 39% run vs the full season
158/198 44% run. I think there was a game plan to exploit them overplaying the run to cover their weakness.
Given Mayes 22/30/273 and the W, I’d say it was a good plan.

 

[Real fan 02]

How long has he been in the league? High round pick I see?

 

[Real fan 02]

Cleveland has an excellent defense, 3rd overall yardage wise. 7th against the pass, 3rd against the run.
It will be a tougher game than many think as long as the Browns don't have multiple TOs on offense.
I will be happy with a win, I don't think that's a "lets experiment with our offense" type of game.

Browns are 21st in scoring defense. That ultimately is what matters most.. teams allow yards and completions but holding teams to FGs is what a good defense does... we are 7th in scoring defense.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Our run/pass ratio against Bills was 22/34 39% run vs the full season
158/198 44% run. I think there was a game plan to exploit them overplaying the run to cover their weakness.
Given Mayes 22/30/273 and the W, I’d say it was a good plan.

A win is a win, I will take it anyway we can get them.
That said, I would have to imagine we went into both the Buffalo and Miami games thinking we could run the ball as they are 2 of the 3 worst run Ds in the league.
We managed 3.3 yds/carry and 60 yds against Miami, and 71 yards and a 3.2 yds/carry avg against the Bills.
A win is a win, and it was great that Drake could do enough to win those games, but I can only imagine we went into both those games thinking we could run, and we really struggled.
I haven't lost all hope, but at this point I have to see them be successful on the ground before I believe it will happen.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Browns are 21st in scoring defense. That ultimately is what matters most.. teams allow yards and completions but holding teams to FGs is what a good defense does... we are 7th in scoring defense.

One could only imagine that has a lot to do with the position the Browns offense is putting their D in.
Even great D's struggle to overcome bad field position, turnovers and time of possession.
I haven't done the research, so I am speculating, but I would guess the Browns ineptness on O has contributed to the Browns D giving up points.

 

[Real fan 02]

One could only imagine that has a lot to do with the position the Browns offense is putting their D in.
Even great D's struggle to overcome bad field position, turnovers and time of possession.
I haven't done the research, so I am speculating, but I would guess the Browns ineptness on O has contributed to the Browns D giving up points.

Like us the past few seasons.. offense was putting the D in terrible situations all the time. It was an achievement for the offense to make it past the 50 yard line. What a breath if fresh air it is to have an offense now that even with a lacking running game still puts up points.. your right it's the Browns offense. What a dysfunctional organization to say the least.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Like us the past few seasons.. offense was putting the D in terrible situations all the time. It was an achievement for the offense to make it past the 50 yard line. What a breath if fresh air it is to have an offense now that even with a lacking running game still puts up points.. your right it's the Browns offense. What a dysfunctional organization to say the least.

Just checked, Browns O is 5th worst in yardage per game, and the worst scoring O in the league.
That's gross!

 

[Real fan 02]

A win is a win, I will take it anyway we can get them.
That said, I would have to imagine we went into both the Buffalo and Miami games thinking we could run the ball as they are 2 of the 3 worst run Ds in the league.
We managed 3.3 yds/carry and 60 yds against Miami, and 71 yards and a 3.2 yds/carry avg against the Bills.
A win is a win, and it was great that Drake could do enough to win those games, but I can only imagine we went into both those games thinking we could run, and we really struggled.
I haven't lost all hope, but at this point I have to see them be successful on the ground before I believe it will happen.

Rham is running not to fumble rather than running with the physicality he normally does. Henderson is thinking to much.. he needs to use his god given speed to hit the edges to get around defenders.