Dogs’ offense is at least efficient
Georgia's Aron White being efficient against Florida. (Bob Andres / AJC)
Amid all the gloom about the state of UGA football, here’s an item that might make you smile … or just shake your head.
Georgia’s offense might not be the SEC’s most successful in terms of wins, but as of Week 9 of the season it tops MrSEC.com’s “pure efficiency” rating.
The rating is derived by taking the total offensive snaps run by a unit in conference games and dividing that number by the total number of touchdowns recorded by that offense. That tells you how many plays each offense needs (on average) to score a touchdown in SEC play, MrSEC says.
The Dogs have 18 touchdowns in 359 plays, or 19.94 plays per touchdown against SEC foes. I guess it helps the efficiency rating that more often than not this season Georgia hasn’t been a grind-it-out offense on scoring drives.
Georgia is followed in the Top 5 by Arkansas (20.56), Tennessee (21.60), Florida (26.53) and Auburn (27).
Dead last is Vandy, which has only scored three offensive touchdowns so far this season against SEC defenses. Of course, the Commodores scored that many Saturday against ACC foe Georgia Tech. …
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Saint Simons
November 2nd, 2009
4:04 pm
41 – 17 !!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Cuz
November 2nd, 2009
4:05 pm
Well efficient sure makes me feel better about this team.
snotbubble
November 2nd, 2009
4:05 pm
Damn…It still hurts.
Saint Simons
November 2nd, 2009
4:06 pm
45 – 42 !!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahaahahahahahahaha
L-Dawg
November 2nd, 2009
4:08 pm
GLORY GLORY TO OLE’ GEORGIA!!!
WHAT DO GEORGIA TECH “FANS” AND UGA FANS HAVE IN COMMON?? THEY BOTH OBSESS OVER THEM DAWGS AND WHAT DOES DOWN IN THE GREAT TOWN OF ATHENS, GA!!!
BRANDON SPIKES = FUTURE WWE SUPERSTAR
BRANDON SPIKES = FUTURE URBAN OUTDOORSMAN STROLLING UP AND DOWN NORTH AVE MUIGGING GEORGIA TECH STUDENTS
FIRE WILLIE MARTINEZ!!!!!
FIRE MIKE BOOBO!!!
HIRE DAVID POLLACK!!!
HIRE BOB BARKER!!!!!
JUST AN OLD SWEET SONG, KEEPS GEORGIA ON. MY. MIND!!!!!!
GO DAWGS!!!!! (DOES THAT STILL MAKE ME A BLIND HOMER MR. HERSCHEL TALKER, OR AM I ALLOWED TO PULL FOR THE TEAM I LOVE YET??)
GLORY GLORY!!!!!
Saint Simons
November 2nd, 2009
4:09 pm
Uga going to Carpets of Dalton bowl!!!!!!!! hahahahahahaahahahahaha
Albert the Alligator
November 2nd, 2009
4:12 pm
41-17 sounds great doesn’t it. Spikes is no worse than your boys Brandon Wood, Vince Vance, and Brandon Boykin, so quit complaining. If you are a 76 year old Dawg fan and older then Congrats because you have a winning record against Florida in your lifetime, everybody else doesn’t.
EW
November 2nd, 2009
4:12 pm
Bill, We already knew that the offense wasn’t the problem…SHOCKER. This is like MB suggesting that starting Aaron Murray will solve anything. Unless Murray can tackle, playing him isn’t going to fix anything. Well that and if he can be Off. Cord. and Def. Cord. too, now THEN we would have a solution.
Herschel Talker
November 2nd, 2009
4:13 pm
L-Dawg:
You suck. Big time.
Herschel Talker
Vince Vance
November 2nd, 2009
4:15 pm
Dawg Naton- I wante two lett youz knows thatt n alumnii cam andz bailled me outz off jal tha wek of da Florda gam. It wus $1000 so thaks fur donatin evry year. Catc youz nex tim.
Me
November 2nd, 2009
4:16 pm
I gotta ask, does anybody really read all the trash, stupidity and homophobia that gets spilled out on to this ”blog”? I am reminded of the unfortunate insane talking incessantly to themselves in their cells…..
L-Dawg
November 2nd, 2009
4:17 pm
Mr. Herschel Talker
I AM ASSUMING YOU ARE A TECH FAN WITH ALL THE NEGATIVITY YOU BRING TO THIS BLOG.
WOULD YOU PLEASE SIR, IN SAY 100 WORDS OR LESS, EXPLAIN TO US WHY YOU EVEN COME TO THIS BLOG??
AND MAY I REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE THE PUNCHLINE TO THE TRUEST STATEMENT ON EARTH……… “WHAT DO GEORGIA TECH “FANS” AND UGA FANS HAVE IN COMMON?? THEY BOTH OBSESS OVER THEM DAWGS AND WHAT GOES ON IN THE GREAT TOWN OF ATHENS <——- THAT IS YOU YOU HYPOCRITE.
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA TECH AND TO HELL WITH HERSCHEL TALKER!!! DON;T FORGTE TO BUY TICKETS TO YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT GAMES!!!!
Otto
November 2nd, 2009
4:17 pm
So UGA takes fewer plays to score. I would also like see the # of 3 and out compared to the SEC. Remember 6 to UT and 6 to LSU.
Everyone knows UGA can score on the big play but can’t make a long multi play drive.
UT’s offense is #3 in the stat. I don’t think I would want to rival UT’s offense in many stats.
It is deeply annoying to see the homers keep making excuses for Bobo but want to usher CWM as the only problem.
Villa Rica DAWG
November 2nd, 2009
4:18 pm
How are we on Turnover Efficiency? Let’s see… 12 interceptions, 359 snaps… Anyone know how man fumbles we’ve had so far???
Party at Joe Cox's to watch SEC Title Game
November 2nd, 2009
4:20 pm
Joe Cox formally invites you to a party to watch the SEC Title Game
December 5, 2009
5 P.M.
4-4 Bowl-less Lane – Athens, Ga 30605
BYOB
Paul H
November 2nd, 2009
4:21 pm
Say what you want about L-Dawg, but he still cracks me up. Probably because most of what he says is actually true, especially how Tech obsesses over UGA.
Just like Florida fans to justify Brandon Spikes. I was actually hoping they would have a shred of class, but nope. Definitely not now.
Peadawg
November 2nd, 2009
4:25 pm
L-Dawg, you forgot, FIRE MARK RICHT. Hire Gary Peterson PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
AltamahaDawg
November 2nd, 2009
4:25 pm
So a score, fumble, pick six, in that order every 3 plays, you would have a very, very, high efficiency rating?
mash the bug
November 2nd, 2009
4:26 pm
Its time for Richt to go. It is evident that he doesnt have the balls to make the right changes to move this program in the right direction. WE NEED A COACH WHO WILL MAKE THE RIGHT CHANGES.
Brad
November 2nd, 2009
4:26 pm
The Georgia Quarterbacks were very efficient…..especially when they completed passes to Florida….!!!!!!
NCAA
November 2nd, 2009
4:29 pm
Okay so Vince Vance recently got arrested and was bonded out of jail for $1,000 and then Vince Cuff got arrested and was bonded out for $1750 so I want to know who bails these guys out of jail and where do they get the money? Is it the coaches or alumni? I think we are going to investigate these incidents and there could possibly be some violations here.
mash the bug
November 2nd, 2009
4:29 pm
HEY SAINT SIMON, YOU’RE AND IDIOT. GEORGIA CAN NOT EVEN QUALIFY FOR THE CARPET OF DALTON BOWL…..RICHT IS TO AFRAID TO MAKE CHANGES TO QUALIFY FOR ANY BOWL….HOW MUCH MORE IS THE DAWG NATION GOING TO TAKE?
guy
November 2nd, 2009
4:31 pm
youre really going to make digs at tech the way your boys are playing this year? at least they made adjustments and held vandy to 3 pts in the 2nd half (not to mention scoring 56 on them, how many points did uga score on them again?). and when was the last time uga held a team, any team, to 3 points in a half?
Burdell
November 2nd, 2009
4:32 pm
Mr. Richt–
Wrong. You owned Chan Gailey. I believe you are 0-1 against CPJ.
Brad
November 2nd, 2009
4:39 pm
Hey mash…you are right….the only bowl Georgia will qualify for this year is the “TOILET BOWL”.Maybe then they can flush all this “CRAP”that they have been doing”DOWN THE DRAIN !”
Cuz
November 2nd, 2009
4:39 pm
NCAA, if bail is $1000 on a misdemeanor you only need 10% of the bail ammount. I imagine his buddies could get that out of change in the cushions.
A Mark Richt Memo
November 2nd, 2009
4:41 pm
Alumni – Coach Richt here and I just want to let you know that we are having a good season. I continue to receive my paychecks every week and have been paid about $2 Million dollars so far this year. We have some good games left, 4 of them I believe and I will receive the rest of the $1 million dollars owed to me. 4-4 isn’t to bad in the SEC and I am getting paid a reasonable amount, about $250,000 a game. I know the average American family brings home $45,000 a year but getting these wins has been real stressful for me and my wife. Anyway I have to go and shoot another Ford commercial so Go Dawgs,
Mark Richt
P.S. – Thanks to the alumi, you know who you are, who bailed a couple of our boys out of jail the last few weeks because you saved me a big headache and some cash.
drbasic1
November 2nd, 2009
4:41 pm
Are we in s$%^T so deep that is all we can look for?? Yee-Haww…….I’m thrilled
Herschel Talker
November 2nd, 2009
4:46 pm
L-Dawg:
I’m not the only dawg fan to call you out for your pathetic behavior. You are a disgrace to our fanbase, you piece of garbage. No one likes you. No one on this blog gives a cr@p what you say. You g@y loser.
drbasic1
November 2nd, 2009
4:46 pm
Look folks, i am red and black through and through, but, if all we have is to look at our PAST, and stats of this and that, then my friends, we are hurting. I am no coach norr claim to be and it would be ignorant to sit here and say we need to do this or that. Someone needs to do something! When we USED to win, we never talked “stats”, they didn’t matter. Now we are lsoing on a regular basis and all we can do is talk stats???…lets get real, we stink this year plain and simple. I do give Tech the hats off for having a great year, we dawgs do need to show some class and give credit where credit is due. Don’t even bother about schedule, SEC, ACC…..BS!! 8-1 vs 4-4. It is as simple as that.
athensdawg
November 2nd, 2009
4:53 pm
It is sad when we are reviewing statistical analysis by bloggers to make us feel good about our football team………
Delbert D.
November 2nd, 2009
4:54 pm
Offense efficiency paid off for Miami against Ga. Tech’s defense, but not so for everybody else. The time of possession in Ga. Tech’s favor has worn down the opposing defenses.
Willie M. has to think about this, too. Single coverage by the cornerbacks on every play against 6′3″ 230 lb. D. Thomas and 6′4″ 200 lb. S. Hill. Try to slip a double in there, and a) Ga. Tech has the numbers advantage on the triple option and/or b) CPJ will send an A back on a short or deep post.
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 2nd, 2009
4:54 pm
What a depressing board today….gets worse after every loss…losing is no fun….but it’s the way we’ve been losing..very frustrating.. I was excited when we came back to make 14-10 Saturday….but that didn’t last long…not long at all…I was stupid enough to think we would come back and make it a game…..Can the dawgs finish 6-6 and be bowl eligible or do they need to finish 7-5..??? anyone know..?
Burdell
November 2nd, 2009
4:57 pm
6-6 will get the Dogs to a bowl this season Bob.
Burdell
November 2nd, 2009
4:58 pm
Oh and send my best to Bruce Benedict.
Delbert D.
November 2nd, 2009
5:00 pm
Cuz – That’s assuming they don’t flee. I don’t think two could fit on a scooter
Sunny Purdue
November 2nd, 2009
5:01 pm
Can it get much worse for Georgia? The Bulldogs just lost for the 17th time in 20 seasons to Florida, have to be wondering if they can make it to a bowl game and Georgia Tech is a top 10 BCS team. Yuck. On top of that, there are calls for Joe Cox to be benched and for Willie Martinez to be shipped out. And they wore those ugly helmets for motivation and went out and got hammered. Not a good time to be a Bulldog fan. Oh yeah, they did their dance on the sideline after they cut the UF lead to 14-10 and had a 15-yard penalty on the ensuing kickoff. Double yuck. I actually liked the helmets. Much better than Tennessee’s black jerseys. At least the Vols won.
Cuz
November 2nd, 2009
5:04 pm
Good news. The Ginger Avenger will start against Tennessee Tech. No Gray Day in Athens this Saturday.
Paul H
November 2nd, 2009
5:06 pm
I would rather stay home than go to a bowl game that takes a 6-6 team. Tech fans know what I’m talking about.
L-Dawg
November 2nd, 2009
5:10 pm
I SAID GLORY GLORY TO OLE’ GEORGIA!!!!!
I BET THE DAWGS SURE DO MISS THEIR “TRUE” FANS!! THE ONES THAT DON’T COME ON HERE ATTACKING PEOPLE FOR STILL BEYING LOYAL TO THE TEAM THEY LOVE. IF YOU ARE JUST ON THE WAGON, PLEASE GET OFF.
GO DAWGS!!!!! (SORRY HERSCHEL TALKER, I DIDN’T MEANT TO BE A BLIND HOMER AGAIN)
the Murph
November 2nd, 2009
5:10 pm
I’m with Paul H. I would rather just sit out bowl season at 6-6 instead of looking pathetic like GT is accustomed to. So Smurf Bowls for us
Scoot
November 2nd, 2009
5:12 pm
Save the UT game, the Dawgs have scored enough points to win most SEC games. Too bad we’re giving up double what we score, however.
Herschel Talker
November 2nd, 2009
5:13 pm
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Calhoundawg
November 2nd, 2009
5:13 pm
“Joe Cox gives us our best chance to win…” Does that mean there’s a chance that we won’t beat Tennessee Tech without him? Honestly, even the most loyal, die-hard fans should be sick of hearing that. Screw our “best chance to win! CMR said we had some “packages” for Logan Gray this year. I haven’t seen a &^%$#@(*&*^%$ one of them! LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN PLAY LET LOGAN PLAY!
Face Sheet
November 2nd, 2009
5:14 pm
Burdell,
Richt is actually 1-1 against Johnson overall.
Herschel Talker
November 2nd, 2009
5:14 pm
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Mikey
November 2nd, 2009
5:15 pm
Brandon Spikes…err…the predator… looks like he is in his 30’s.
anyone know his age?
Herschel Talker
November 2nd, 2009
5:15 pm
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NativeDawg
November 2nd, 2009
5:16 pm
Hey Calhoundawg –
I agree. I remember all those pointless Shockley packages that Richt more than happily tortured David Greene with for 3 seasons. Why doesn’t Richt feel the same to do to a far less deserving starter like Cox?
Another Dawg
November 2nd, 2009
5:17 pm
Ugh, this is the wrong blog to make this comment on, but what a stupid statistic. Efficiency also needs to measure number of possessions; based on that stat, our efficiency rating only shows that we don’t create sustained drives (especially when compared to average starting position.)