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How Much Strain Does the HUNH Put on the Same Team's Defense?

Posted on 3/12/14 at 9:58 pm
Posted by LSUFOREVERAMEN
Illinois
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 3/12/14 at 9:58 pm
Whenever I see the HUNH run correctly, I almost never see the offense stall. And as long as you keep the ball moving, you run some clock off the board. If you score, your defense also gets the benefit of the commercial break to get rested up.

So, does is HUNH tactic a detriment to the same team's defense?

By a lot of measures, the 2011 BCS NCG was a defensive slugfest. Yet both teams were HUNH.
This post was edited on 3/12/14 at 10:00 pm
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37708 posts
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:00 pm to
I wish these HUNH threads would go away now that the rule was shot down
Posted by UnAnon
Breaux Bridge
Member since Sep 2013
6436 posts
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:00 pm to
By running more plays, your exposing more series to your defense.

So instead of one or two possessions a quarter (sometimes three) your defense gets exposed to 3/4/5 and maybe even 6.
Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
26628 posts
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:03 pm to
I've heard this mentioned a lot as how defenses aren't as rested because of the big play ability.

The only metric I could think of, off of my head, was scores per game (TD and FG) divided by time of possession per game. Obviously, this will be much lower with a bad offensive team so it's not perfect.

Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
26628 posts
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:04 pm to
This is a legitimate question, IMO.

We need some of the more technically knowledgeable posters to chime in.
Posted by geauxnavybeatbama
Member since Jul 2013
25134 posts
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:17 pm to
The bama-a&m game is a perfect example. Bama could have just played their normal slower paced offensive scheme and just as easily scored, but they started playing up tempo for most of the game. Both defenses were on the field more frequently leading to more points on both sides. Not sure what the injury report for the game was though.
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
80810 posts
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:22 pm to
There's less pressure on some defenses that know their offense can score at will.

The 2012 A&M first string defense, as the year progressed, wanted to get off the field quickly to see what Johnny was going to do next.
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