When looking to this year and how the offense will do

[GoSU96]

here is a sobering note.

SU (116th offense in 2014) will be facing defenses that had the following ranking last year:

1st (Clemson), 6th (Lville), 9th(LSU), 11th(BC), 29th(UVA), 30th(CMU), 34th(Pitt), 41st(Wake), 47th(NCSt), 63rd(FSU), and 71st(USF).

Tough bunch for Lester to cut his teeth on.

By contrast not exactly a murderers row on offense (SU 27th on defense):

38th (FSU), 43rd(Pitt), 60th(NCSt), 61st (Clemson), 70th(CMU), 72nd (Lville), 80th(LSU), 83rd (BC), 90th(UVA), 121 (USF), 128th (Wake)

This should help a retooled defense hang in there.

If these profiles hold it's a formula for a season full of rock fights.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Oh goody

 

[texascpa]

Would those teams, sans LSU and USF, have those same rankings if they had not played us?

 

[Scooch]

It's funny that when we were in the Big East it was statistically a very good defensive conference, and now since we joined the ACC is as well.

Wonder what the common thing is?

:noidea::bang:

 

[Alsacs]

Clemson lost an awful lot on defense including Jarrett and Beasley and several other important DE which was the best in the nation last year, Louisville lost the Thorpe winner and several DL, LSU will be nasty because their recruiting insane and their were young on defense last year, FSU will be better, but the rest of those defense aren't scary. NC State always has good DL, but their coaching lets them down.

College football 2015 is tailored to favor the offense. Outside of LSU and FSU we should be able to compete with all the other defenses if our coaching staff knows what it is doing.

 

[rosconey]

why is it so easy to find stats about how piss poor we have been on offense

 

[Millhouse]

here is a sobering note.

SU (116th offense in 2014) will be facing defenses that had the following ranking last year:

1st (Clemson), 6th (Lville), 9th(LSU), 11th(BC), 29th(UVA), 30th(CMU), 34th(Pitt), 41st(Wake), 47th(NCSt), 63rd(FSU), and 71st(USF).

Tough bunch for Lester to cut his teeth on.

By contrast not exactly a murderers row on offense (SU 27th on defense):

38th (FSU), 43rd(Pitt), 60th(NCSt), 61st (Clemson), 70th(CMU), 72nd (Lville), 80th(LSU), 83rd (BC), 90th(UVA), 121 (USF), 128th (Wake)

This should help a retooled defense hang in there.

If these profiles hold it's a formula for a season full of rock fights.

you never know from year to year what a lot of defenses are going to do.

wake's defense only looks good because their offense sucks so much and you get a lead and spend the next 59 minutes trying not to do anything stupid. BC will come back down to earth.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

It's funny that when we were in the Big East it was statistically a very good defensive conference, and now since we joined the ACC is as well.

Wonder what the common thing is?

:noidea::bang:

Let's see: besides SU, there would be BC, Va Tech, Miami and Pittsburgh if I'm not mistaken.

 

[kcsu]

Call me crazy but i feel good about our O this year. We have weapons and in Lester a coach who i believe will use them properly. Doesnt mean that we are going to beat some of the better teams on the schedule but it does mean that we will at least have a fighting chance.

 

[TheCusian]

Call me crazy but i feel good about our O this year. We have weapons and in Lester a coach who i believe will use them properly. Doesnt mean that we are going to beat some of the better teams on the schedule but it does mean that we will at least have a fighting chance.

Me too. If we were just a touch more competent on offense vs Duke and NC State last year, we'd have won...

 

[SoBristol]

Call me crazy but i feel good about our O this year. We have weapons and in Lester a coach who i believe will use them properly. Doesnt mean that we are going to beat some of the better teams on the schedule but it does mean that we will at least have a fighting chance.

What is crazy is making too much from the 2014 stats, when so much has changed.
Big difference on offense is having Hunt back and having a few weapons around him -- including Ishmael as a soph. The guys at QB in 2014 were not ready to compete. Big difference on defense -- lose 8 starters, many of whom were multi-year starters, and replace them with players who might be good, in 2016.

Scoring (both ways) should be up this season.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

here is a sobering note.

SU (116th offense in 2014) will be facing defenses that had the following ranking last year:

1st (Clemson), 6th (Lville), 9th(LSU), 11th(BC), 29th(UVA), 30th(CMU), 34th(Pitt), 41st(Wake), 47th(NCSt), 63rd(FSU), and 71st(USF).

Tough bunch for Lester to cut his teeth on.

By contrast not exactly a murderers row on offense (SU 27th on defense):

38th (FSU), 43rd(Pitt), 60th(NCSt), 61st (Clemson), 70th(CMU), 72nd (Lville), 80th(LSU), 83rd (BC), 90th(UVA), 121 (USF), 128th (Wake)

This should help a retooled defense hang in there.

If these profiles hold it's a formula for a season full of rock fights.

I for one cannot wait for playing for field position and strategic deployment of our punter.

 

[Crusty]

I for one cannot wait for playing for field position and strategic deployment of our punter.

And choosing to defend when winning the coin toss.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

And choosing to defend when winning the coin toss.

That goes without saying.

 

[TheCusian]

I for one cannot wait for playing for field position and strategic deployment of our punter.

"That molehill looks like a mountain from here"

"Sorry, can't see over the dead horse and your flailing arms"

 

[OttoinGrotto]

"That molehill looks like a mountain from here"

"Sorry, can't see over the dead horse and your flailing arms"

I gotta do what I do.

 

[Chip]

And choosing to defend when winning the coin toss.

"Syracuse, you have won the toss."

"Defer"

"1st half or 2nd half?"

"Yes"

 

[kcsu]

when the strength of your team if your D you defer when O take the ball.

 

[cusefan12]

This years offense can not be worse then last years. I don't think its possible(I hope). It will improve, but the question is how much? The first game of the year against the easiest opponent on the schedule should give us a clue. We should be able to move the ball with ease.

 

[NineOneSeven]

"Syracuse, you have won the toss."

"Defer"

"1st half or 2nd half?"

"Yes"

But first, let's figure out which direction the wind is blowing in that carrier dome

 

[Moontan]

And choosing to defend when winning the coin toss.

I would hope that SU would elect to defer and not choose to kick off.

The team from Austin chose the latter during a game last year and their coach Strongly showed his displeasure.

 

[reedny]

Our LB's and D secondary have talent but lack experience (especially at safety). I think we're going to give up some big plays. The good news is, we have 3 games for the defense to gel, and 4 of the first 5 games we won't be facing an overwhelming talent deficit. I don't think we can go .500 in conference. But one step at a time.

 

[TheCusian]

Our LB's and D secondary have talent but lack experience (especially at safety). I think we're going to give up some big plays. The good news is, we have 3 games for the defense to gel, and 4 of the first 5 games we won't be facing an overwhelming talent deficit. I don't think we can go .500 in conference. But one step at a time.

I'd focus doubly hard in winning the games we should in the front end of the schedule (which to me is 4 or 5 out of the first 6). Momentum is maybe the most important thing for the team, coaching staff, and fans. The schedule finally breaks that way.

 

[baggerbob]

Just my opinion, but John Raymon healthy makes our defensive line better then last years. He is a difference maker, and allows Thompson to play his natural position. Those two on one side of the line, will destroy whoever is on their side, and create problems for most teams.