FTBE Five Year Perspective

[Upstate_New_York]

OK... so here's the breakdown for the first five years of the Cheyenne Spirits.

Again, for those who aren't in-the-know... what I'm trying to do is run my offense around the tight end and the fullback, rather than the running back and wide receivers. That said, here's the first five year synapsis:


THE RUNNING GAME

note: each year feature FB as primary runner was set at 99%

Full Backs:

Year  Att   Yards Avg  TD  I      SP     ST     WK     SG

2002  208   549   2.5  5   50-54% 15-13% 33-31% 0%     2-2%

2003  184   443   2.4  2   36-40% 0%     27-25% 27-25% 10-10%

2004  172   532   3.7  2   40-40% 0%     29-28% 27-26% 4-6%

2005  122   449   3.7  1   34-35% 20-21% 23-22% 23-22% 0%

2006  127   289   2.3  1   31-33% 20-19% 26-25% 23-23% 0%





Running Backs:

Year  Att   Yards Avg  TD  I      SP     ST     WK     SG 

2002  208   929   4.5  5   50-54% 15-13% 33-31% 0%     2-2%

2003  280   995   3.6  4   36-40% 0%     27-25% 27-25% 10-10%

2004  215   853   4.0  1   40-40% 0%     29-28% 27-26% 4-6%

2005  198   824   4.2  4   34-35% 20-21% 23-22% 23-22% 0%

2006  310   1524  4.9  11  31-33% 20-19% 26-25% 23-23% 0%





I = I Formation, SP = Split, WK = Weak, ST = Strong, SG = shotgun





FB + RB:

Year  Att   Yards  FBat%  RBat%

2002  416   1478   50%    50%

2003  464   1438   40%    60%

2004  387   1385   45%    55% (lowered run %)

2005  320   1273   38%    62%

2006  437   1813   29%    71% (lowered run % again)





FBat% = FB attempt percentage

RBat% = RB attempt percentage

Now, you've gotta keep in mind that 2006 is an anomaly because for six games I had no viable FB to feed the ball to. Also, the number of attempts were up in 2006 because that was our first successful year... we went from a perennial 6-10 team to 12-4. With success came more offensive plays in general, thus more carries.

It looks like running more out of the I-Formation provides the FB with more opportunities and that the Weak and Split Formations feed the ball more to the running back. So for season six, I'll go back to 40% to 50% out of the I and see what happens. Frankly, what's still hurting me is the lack of a superstar FB... I'll still be without that in season 6.


THE PASSING GAME

Wide Receivers:

Year  Ctch  Yards Avg   Targ  C%    TD

2002  132   1425  10.8  263   50.2  4

2003  158   1927  12.2  278   56.8  12

2004  138   1830  13.3  257   53.7  10

2005  133   1952  14.7  281   47.3  12

2006  125   1684  13.5  238   52.5  7





Tight End:

Year  Ctch  Yards Avg   Targ  C%    TD

2002  67    669   10.0  108   62.0  2

2003  71    694   9.8   130   54.6  5

2004  78    801   10.3  131   59.5  4

2005  69    681   9.9   120   57.5  7

2006  83    864   10.4  131   63.4  12





WR + TE:

Year  Targ  TEtg%  WRtg%

2002  371   29%    71%

2003  408   32%    68%

2004  388   34%    66%

2005  401   30%    70%

2006  369   36%    64%





TEtg% = Tight End target percentage

WRtg% = Wide Receiver target percentage

It would appear that I've hit a wall with the tight ends... can't seem to bump them any higher. But I suppose it isn't too bad, getting the QB to throw every third pass their way. Also, keep in mind that 95% of the attempts to the tight end are to my primary guy. The secondary tight end really never gets ANY action regardless of formation. 2006 is an interesting year to note as well... for my stud WR was out for six games. My stud TE got more work and had his best season. I'm now convinced it's better to have no wide receiver with a good catch rating. Having one great WR will not draw heat away from the TE, he'll just suck up receiving attempts. From here on out, I fill my WR corps with tweedle-dumbs with all speed and no catch rating.

One final note... changing passing formations really hasn't seemed to create any difference on who catches the ball or not, so I didn't include that info here.


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[This message has been edited by Upstate_New_York (edited 02-15-2001).]