What do you expect based on time of possession? Talk about setting up the defense for failure

[AustinsTruth]

Time of possession against Florida: 

Florida: 38:11

Texas: 21:49.....Good lord. 

Texas' drives that lasted for more than 2 minutes: 6/11 (one of them was because of that big play where the refs missed an egregious hold, lets be real). 

Texas drives after the first quarter (again): 

3 plays, 2 yards, 01:15 off the clock, Punt

8 plays, 46 yards, 02:44 off the clock, turnover on downs at midfield

(omitted 1 play, 4 yards at the end of the first half)

3 plays, 6 yards, 01:22 off the clock, Punt

3 plays, 2 yards, 01:55 off the clock. Punt

5 plays, 20 yards, 02:10 off the clock, Turnover on downs at midfield again

6 plays, 75 yards, 02:01 off the clock (Bad missed holding call on Sianni). TD, only points after 06:42 left in the first quarter. (besides the punt return TD)

2 plays, 7 yards, 0:34 off the clock, fumble

Total after the 1st quarter: 

30 total plays, (4.29 plays per drive),

158 yards (about 1/3 from that missed hold big pass play to Mosley)...without that drive= 83 yards total after the first quarter

12:01 time of possession total FOR THREE QUARTERS.... 1:43 average time of drive

For three quarters of football against one of the very, very worst defenses in the SEC: Excluding the touchdown drive featuring the (blatantly) missed holding call, the offense produced 83 yards on 24 plays across six possessions, averaging 13.83 yards per drive and scoring zero points. Even with that drive, very not good. 

[bevocbs]

I am not defending the offense and agree that it was bad. But this breakdown and analysis is at best incomplete. In the first half, the offense only had one drive that was a 3 and out. It is not really their fault that we had a punt return for a touchdown that immediately put the defense back on the field.

 

In the second half, Florida started with the ball and had something like a 8 or 9 minute drive. You can't blame that on the offense. Now, unfortunately  the offense answered with a 3 and out, so that certainly didn't help. As I recall, Florida immediately had another time consuming drive.

 

Certainly the offense was bad. But we should not ignore that the defense had their own issues and they were not all the offense's fault.

[AustinsTruth]

19 minutes ago, bevocbs said:

I am not defending the offense and agree that it was bad. But this breakdown and analysis is at best incomplete. In the first half, the offense only had one drive that was a 3 and out. It is not really their fault that we had a punt return for a touchdown that immediately put the defense back on the field.

 

In the second half, Florida started with the ball and had something like a 8 or 9 minute drive. You can't blame that on the offense. Now, unfortunately  the offense answered with a 3 and out, so that certainly didn't help. As I recall, Florida immediately had another time consuming drive.

 

Certainly the offense was bad. But we should not ignore that the defense had their own issues and they were not all the offense's fault.

Nothing about it is incomplete, these are in fact the offensive drives after the first quarter. First quarter was solid, still have to play 45 minutes of game time after that. Your offense was only able to stay on the field for 12 of those 45 minutes against the second (maybe third if they are better than UTSA) worst defense you will play against all season (even worse than Arkansas' going in). Not getting a 3 and out doesn't mean you helped your defense. Like going for it on 4th down at midfield at the end of the half when Florida was also gonna receive the ball to start the 3rd. 

Tackling was bad all day, it has generally not been good most of the season. There is no defense that can play 33 minutes on the field in the last 45 minutes of the game and be successful. Part of it was on them, especially the first drive of the second half. That largely happened because the offense and play caller gave Florida momentum at the end of the half by gifting Florida a short field. 

The original drive chart presents facts, not opinion or analysis. 

[Oldest Horn]

The offense was bad, but the defense couldn’t get off the field on their own. Team loss. 

[Rockin TL]

52 minutes ago, Oldest Horn said:

The offense was bad, but the defense couldn’t get off the field on their own. Team loss. 

Thank you Steve, we heard about all the things the defense could have done from you earlier. 😂

Edited 1 hour ago by Rockin TL

[Oldest Horn]

33 minutes ago, Rockin TL said:

Thank you Steve, we heard about all the things the defense could have done from you earlier. 😂

Thank you, Rockin. I’d say Mus to be super cute like you but he’d be the first to say they could have done better. Especially on the two Florida drives that pretty much chewed up the entire third quarter.