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Message: [QUOTE="Finwad32, post: 1216068, member: 651"] Great find. Analytics and statistics have a place in football, similar to moneyball. Even though this is a micro perspective, a macro approach will ultimately funnel into this. Bottom line, offensively, move the sticks and find a couple big play opportunities in the gameplan. It's all about 1st downs, 3 & outs wont get it. More 1st downs leads to increased TOP, increased yardage obviously, more opportunities at the big play, aids in the field position battle and keeps the defense fresh. Move the god darn chains. We've got to stop being so predictable on 1st down. I never tracked it, but our 1st three plays in a series seemed almost exclusively like run, run pass, or run, pass pass. I understand we're trying to get into 2nd & 3rd and manageable, but running doesn't necessarily equal that. I know, I'm off on a tangent, but this look at things made me think of so much. [/QUOTE]