This week's chart probably gives us the most informative results of any week yet. For once, we finally saw honest play calling for the percieved skill set of each QB. Delton featured a power run game heavy on the QB mixed with a few passes. Thompson featured mainly a RB zone run game with a heavy mix of drop back passing game. Although I'd say the play calling through the first 4 games was slightly tilted towards Thompson's skills, it was still an attempt to mix plays that fit both QBs to the benefit of neither. In my opinion, this week revealed a lot about what this offense is right now and what it could become. The first 3 charts feature the entire offense for the game, but the QB breakdown chart really shows the differences in what the offense was asked to do with each QB in the game.
K-State used 1 back formations slighly over 2/3 of the time through their first 4 games and maintained a similar rate against Texas. The use of TE formations stayed about the same as well. 2 back success lagged behind season averages, but 2 back, 3 WR formations had the most success of any personnel group on Saturday.
QB power was used more than ever this year, but 10 of those 11 carries went to Delton. The running game with backs increased, but mostly due to plays when Thompson was on the field. Also, the passing game success rate was 37% with Thompson compared to 21% with Delton. With either QB, drop back passing was the best option throwing the ball.
One note on the RB system; one change I've noticed the last few weeks is adapting a more downhill running angle for Barnes, even though we continue to run a lot of zone read or zone read action. Most often lately he's attacking either the middle of the offensive line with inside zone blocking and when our offensive line widen, he attacks the cutback off the backside offensive tackle. This is a nice change for two reasons; first it allows Barnes to get downhill and fit his strengths easier, but second it allows us to attack teams that continue to send their backside defensive end flat down the LOS against our zone schemes.
No down featured much success, though 2nd and short and 3rd and medium were solid. Regardless, a first down success rate under 30% continues to set the offense up in too many difficult situations.
Here is the chart that most are probably looking for, and not surprising Thompson out performed Delton by a full 20% in terms of success rate. You can see the attempt to feature Delton in the power run game and how badly it failed. Also, the running game with our backs (mainly Barnes) when Thompson was in the game showed dramatic improvement. Thompson was far from where he needs to be in the passing game, but he was a big step up from Delton and made enough plays to get us back into the game.
K-State used 1 back formations slighly over 2/3 of the time through their first 4 games and maintained a similar rate against Texas. The use of TE formations stayed about the same as well. 2 back success lagged behind season averages, but 2 back, 3 WR formations had the most success of any personnel group on Saturday.
QB power was used more than ever this year, but 10 of those 11 carries went to Delton. The running game with backs increased, but mostly due to plays when Thompson was on the field. Also, the passing game success rate was 37% with Thompson compared to 21% with Delton. With either QB, drop back passing was the best option throwing the ball.
One note on the RB system; one change I've noticed the last few weeks is adapting a more downhill running angle for Barnes, even though we continue to run a lot of zone read or zone read action. Most often lately he's attacking either the middle of the offensive line with inside zone blocking and when our offensive line widen, he attacks the cutback off the backside offensive tackle. This is a nice change for two reasons; first it allows Barnes to get downhill and fit his strengths easier, but second it allows us to attack teams that continue to send their backside defensive end flat down the LOS against our zone schemes.
No down featured much success, though 2nd and short and 3rd and medium were solid. Regardless, a first down success rate under 30% continues to set the offense up in too many difficult situations.
Here is the chart that most are probably looking for, and not surprising Thompson out performed Delton by a full 20% in terms of success rate. You can see the attempt to feature Delton in the power run game and how badly it failed. Also, the running game with our backs (mainly Barnes) when Thompson was in the game showed dramatic improvement. Thompson was far from where he needs to be in the passing game, but he was a big step up from Delton and made enough plays to get us back into the game.
