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(especially this last season)
Okay, this last season Rams play softest and Chiefs 2nd "hardest"
Chiefs had a time of possession of 29:56
Rams had time of possession of 29:39
I don't know what it means. We were awful and they are in Super Bowl.
The play up, we play back.
17 seconds per game difference . . . a play a game? a play every 2 games?
I don't know.
It means that stats like TOP and YPG don't mean squat to some coaches.
I keep hearing this alot from Offensive Minded HCs.
Ones I have talked too seem to fall into 2 different camps. (It's more than 2, but I am over-simplifying for easier understanding).
Camp 1: My offense will score TDs. # Possessions and # TDs matter. High TD per possession rate. Defense just needs to limit big plays and not give up TDs. Offense will score and create enough of a gap that in the second half, the other team's offense will press and be more 1 dimensional. Making it easier for the defense to get stops and turnovers. Which then gives possession to the offense to score more TDs.
Coaches here, I find, tend to be perfectionists and optimists. They believe that any offense, when executed correctly, is unstoppable. And they project that to their opponents as well. I'd argue they discount the impact of human error more. McVay would be here. I think if you look in the SoCal College area, Chip Kelly would be here.
Camp 2: Starts the same.. my offense will score TDs, High TD per possession rates. But play defense aggressively. Jump routes, heavy blitz packages, more big plays given up. Offense can equalize if defense gives up a big play. Both Camp 1 and Camp 2 are relying on a few defensive stops to give the offense a chance of separation. Not, going to stop every possession.
Coaches here I find tend to be highly thorough, but not always seeking to be perfectionists. They are more cynical and arguably "more realists" as they believe more in human error messing things up. This is where Andy Reid would arguably fit in... and then maybe Lincoln Riley if you are looking at SoCal colleges.
Neither is right or wrong.. the main commonalities are that they believe their offense can score and they just need the defense to make a few stops (not a stop every possession). How they achieve that is just different.
