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[QUOTE="007, post: 1157322, member: 393"]
First, big fan of the time and effort you put into data analysis. Even bigger fan of your sense of humor.

I'm not convinced about the validity of the correlation you are making between the data and it's relationship to "playmakers." Part of that is the ambiguity in trying to define play making ability, the other is the data used as a "measure."

I'm not sure if you are familiar with Football Outsiders Fremeau Efficiency Index (FEI), but I pulled some info:

SU's percentage of drives that average at least 10 yards per play for the season (normalizes chance gains of big yardage over time?) = .091%, which ranks [B]96th[/B] nationally.

If we look at SU's raw unadjusted offensive efficiency as a measure of its actual drive success against expected drive success based on field position, they are ranked [B]104th[/B].

If you use opponent adjusted measures of offensive efficiency (takes into account how good or bad the opposing D is), SU is a more respectable [B]69th[/B], but still below the norm.

[url]http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/feioff[/url]

If we define "Play Maker" as players drafted in the rounds 1 or 2 by the NFL, SU has had a total of 2 players drafted in the first or 2nd round dating back to 2004 season.

The numbers for our "peer" group for the same time frame: Pitt 9, BC 9, Rutgers 5, UConn 5, NCST 5, L'ville 7, Wake 2, and Duke 1.

If we look at the Pasqualoni Era, when SU went 107-59-1, we had 12 players drafted in the 1st or 2nd round.

Whether we choose to look at more sophisticated measures of offensive efficiency, or NFL talent, SU is woefully lacking in play makers.
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