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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1157155, member: 40"] Big plays only happen intermittnetly, which probably accounts for the low correlation. But I'll bet if you correlated big yardage plays to whether those plays result in scoring, you'd find that we're getting very little bang for out buck even when we convert those big plays. That we're getting a few long plays isn't a sign of good offense, they actually show our offense's inablity to finish drives--even when we get them. I also think that in terms of the title of this thread, the definition you're applying to "playmaker" is where you're off target. Playmakers can certainly "take it to the house" as you say, but that's not their only value. Playmakers turn 5 yard plays into 10 yard gains. Right now, we have players who turn 5 yard plays into 2 yard gains. Wonder why we suck on converting third downs? Re-read the first two sentences of this line. [/QUOTE]