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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 2066041, member: 2585"]
[B]- YPP is a tempo free stat.[/B] Arrow remains. +18 spots nationally. (and is included in your link)

- PPP is flipped. But let's apply some logic. If your Points per play is pretty good (2015), but you play at a slower pace - you score less than you would if your Points per play are less good (2016) but you run 220 more plays. That's what happened last year. [B]Bottom line: we ran more plays and scored more offensive points. [/B](This also shows off what this offense can be when it really starts clicking).

- I love when people argue that tempo stats are useless. Like being able to put up 400+ yards is the same as 300+ yards. There is real pressure put on the opposing team by more yards/first downs, etc. That we didn't score [B]more[/B] is the anomaly.

- More possessions = More chances at scoring (for both teams). The advantage starts to slide towards the team that is more efficient at turning possessions into points. Neither 2015 or 2016 was particularly efficient. (I expect our ability to turn yards and first downs into points to go up this year. And our ability to offer better resistance on D to go up too).

(Brief aside: The 2016 defense was worse than the 2015 defense. The fact that we won the same amount of games without the help of OT/ST TD/D TD - including a victory over a ranked team - says a lot about the 2016 offense IMO).

The truth is that the two offenses are very close and any definitive declarations one way or another are foolish. And a claim I didn't make.
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