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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1492670, member: 40"]
Go, this is a thought provoking post.  But I think looking analytically only at numbers alone and trying to extrapolate whether we've improved from last year, sans context this year, doesn't work.  Consider:
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[*]Dungey didn't have a huge game in the opener against Rhode Island
[*]We've also lacked Erv Philips since game 1
[*]We were rolling against CMU until Dungey got injured, and then didn't score another point until OT 
[*]As excited as we all were about Mahoney's performance against a tremendous LSU defense, his numbers weren't really all that good in the big scheme of things
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All of these factors have dragged us down a bit on some key indicators.
 
But on the bright side, we're scoring a TON more points, and moving the ball much easier.  Offense isn't an inept comedy of errors this season.  Quite the opposite--the offense is better, more explosive, and has exponentially more big play potential.  Also, we're seeing a lot of evidence that the system / coaching are significantly improved.  I'm guessing that as the data normalizes over the longer course of the season, you'll see quite a bit of improvement in some of the variables you find disconcerting.  I'm fairly well convinced that Dungey is good enough to scare opposing teams.  We haven't had a QB like that in awhile [with all due respect to Nassib].  Fredricks emergence is another key factor.
 
When we struggle in games and still score 30, that tells you how far the offense has come.
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