Long post and one last opinion before the season gets started. I think people are sleeping on Will Rogers a little bit- even in our own fan base. In six starts last season:
1,666 yards, 10/3 TD/INT ratio
So if you extrapolate that over a 13 game season:
3,610 yards, about a 22/6 TD/INT ratio
Not great yardage and TDs given how much we throw in this offense, but pretty impressive given the circumstances of us playing in a new offense with no spring and only SEC opponents (plus a really solid Tulsa defense in the freezing rain).
Charley brought up some great stats on OOLF. Will just needs to be more efficient down the field, and he will basically be right where Minshew was his senior year. The OL and WRs play a role in the too, but if Will has a higher completion % 20+ yards downfield, this offense will be effective. We don’t even really need to push the ball downfield too much more- just be more efficient when we do.
Let’s also not forget that he was just a true freshman. He had no spring practice and very limited summer workouts. He had a tough start to the season missing 2+ weeks of practice and games in quarantine (he stepped in during the UK game without practicing for about two and a half weeks). His best offensive weapons? Also true freshmen. This is a wild concept today when everyone wants everything to be a finished product immediately, but freshmen get better.
I still expect bumpy moments this season. The offense will look clunky at times, but I think by end end of the year, we look up and see that our offense has shown some real improvement. Probably about SEC average. 400-410 YPG and 29-30 PPG is my guess.
1,666 yards, 10/3 TD/INT ratio
So if you extrapolate that over a 13 game season:
3,610 yards, about a 22/6 TD/INT ratio
Not great yardage and TDs given how much we throw in this offense, but pretty impressive given the circumstances of us playing in a new offense with no spring and only SEC opponents (plus a really solid Tulsa defense in the freezing rain).
Charley brought up some great stats on OOLF. Will just needs to be more efficient down the field, and he will basically be right where Minshew was his senior year. The OL and WRs play a role in the too, but if Will has a higher completion % 20+ yards downfield, this offense will be effective. We don’t even really need to push the ball downfield too much more- just be more efficient when we do.
Let’s also not forget that he was just a true freshman. He had no spring practice and very limited summer workouts. He had a tough start to the season missing 2+ weeks of practice and games in quarantine (he stepped in during the UK game without practicing for about two and a half weeks). His best offensive weapons? Also true freshmen. This is a wild concept today when everyone wants everything to be a finished product immediately, but freshmen get better.
I still expect bumpy moments this season. The offense will look clunky at times, but I think by end end of the year, we look up and see that our offense has shown some real improvement. Probably about SEC average. 400-410 YPG and 29-30 PPG is my guess.
