I think in order for us to win the south, we need to hit a couple of benchmarks:
1 - we need to average 34 points per game. Reality: 26. Status: Failing. Trending: Up.
2 - we need to average 225 yards passing per game. Reality: 249 yards. Status: Achieving. Trending: Even.
3 - we need to average <1 TO per game. Reality: 3. Status: FAILING. Trending: Up.
4 - we need to force >2 TO per game. Reality: 2.7. Status: Achieving. Trending: Up.
5 - we need to average 175 yards rushing per game. Reality: 169. Status: Failing. Trending: Up.
6 - we need to average >4.8 yards per carry. Reality: 4.4. Status: FAILING. Trending: Up.
7 - we need to hold opponents to less than 120 yards rushing per game. Reality: 105. Status: Achieving. Trending: Up.
So far: 3/7. Getting Better.
Previous Weeks:
2/7
The bad news is that we are still failing. The good news is that we got a lot better in a lot of areas.
At the end of the day, I'd say this so far:
Our defense is special. Championship level.
Our offense can be solid. Better than last year...IF they can quit turning the ball lover. We still had two TO's last night.
And both TO's were silly. Dumb mistakes. Correctable...but, at some point mistakes quit being correctable and you are what you are.
Is Troy Williams a liability in the red zone? That is the key.