Hayseed
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Is no different than winning in the regular season, a game is a game. Having said that there are a few things that REALLY determine the outcome of games.
Turnovers,.... you just cant have them. With every turnover you commit your chances of winning the game go down exponentially. Penalties,.... absolute drive killers for your team and in many cases drive extenders for your opponent. Cant have them either.
Controlling the clock. This is HUGE. As an added bonus to controlling the clock you usually do that by effectively running the ball. Where the bonus comes in is less turnovers as the turnover rate on a run is far less then a passing play. By running the ball effectively you also open up bigger passing windows when you do throw the rock which again in turn generally leads to fewer if any turnovers.
Something I learned from Reading Bill Parcells many year that I have found to be absolutely true. Every 100 yards gained SHOULD lead to 7 points. You have 200 yards at the half,... you SHOULD have 14 points. Having said that you can OVERperform your yardage and also UNDERperform your yardage.
You under perform your yardage by committing turnovers, penalties, or just generally bogging down in (*) the red zone . Something we have been prone to do this season. You generally over perform by taking the ball away from your opponent and by them committing penalties.
One thing you cant do is get behind your yardage. If you have gained 300 yards total you damned well better have 21 points or pretty close to on the score board. Once you get behind your yardage it can be VERY hard to overcome and come back from.
In closing...LOL. Pretty simple. You wanna win,... dont commit any turnovers and limit the self inflicted unforced errors that are drive killing penalties. Run the ball with authority, if its not there dont give up, keep pounding till it is there. If nothing else this will cause passing windows to open up making it much easier to throw and help limit the potential of an interception.
Oh......... and TAKE THE BALL AWAY! We need at least 1 extra possession in this game, we need to steal an extra possession by taking the ball away either by pick or fumble recovery. More would be far better but 1 will help. A lot of people are always looking for the keys to victory, truth is its always been the same thing and its right here.
Edit....... For the record most if not all of these things come down to one thing. Controlling the LOS. This is the very essense of football. Always has been, always will be.
Turnovers,.... you just cant have them. With every turnover you commit your chances of winning the game go down exponentially. Penalties,.... absolute drive killers for your team and in many cases drive extenders for your opponent. Cant have them either.
Controlling the clock. This is HUGE. As an added bonus to controlling the clock you usually do that by effectively running the ball. Where the bonus comes in is less turnovers as the turnover rate on a run is far less then a passing play. By running the ball effectively you also open up bigger passing windows when you do throw the rock which again in turn generally leads to fewer if any turnovers.
Something I learned from Reading Bill Parcells many year that I have found to be absolutely true. Every 100 yards gained SHOULD lead to 7 points. You have 200 yards at the half,... you SHOULD have 14 points. Having said that you can OVERperform your yardage and also UNDERperform your yardage.
You under perform your yardage by committing turnovers, penalties, or just generally bogging down in (*) the red zone . Something we have been prone to do this season. You generally over perform by taking the ball away from your opponent and by them committing penalties.
One thing you cant do is get behind your yardage. If you have gained 300 yards total you damned well better have 21 points or pretty close to on the score board. Once you get behind your yardage it can be VERY hard to overcome and come back from.
In closing...LOL. Pretty simple. You wanna win,... dont commit any turnovers and limit the self inflicted unforced errors that are drive killing penalties. Run the ball with authority, if its not there dont give up, keep pounding till it is there. If nothing else this will cause passing windows to open up making it much easier to throw and help limit the potential of an interception.
Oh......... and TAKE THE BALL AWAY! We need at least 1 extra possession in this game, we need to steal an extra possession by taking the ball away either by pick or fumble recovery. More would be far better but 1 will help. A lot of people are always looking for the keys to victory, truth is its always been the same thing and its right here.
Edit....... For the record most if not all of these things come down to one thing. Controlling the LOS. This is the very essense of football. Always has been, always will be.
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