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I can’t find blitz rate stats anywhere.

blitz rate is increasing

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I can't address what you are just surmising.
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how bad of a sign is that?

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Not bad at all. Go look at the stats I provided.

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I thought they said during the piggy game that the blitz rate has been shooting up.

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If you thought they said it, then the next logical step would be to confirm it.

What did you find out ?

Mizzou is 2nd in overall defense in the SEC.

They are 2nd in turnover margin. 4th in scoring defense.'

Oklahoma leads the SEC in 3rd Down Defense at 28%. Mizzou is at 37% Not sure what that means then.

Mizzou is 5th in the SEC in 4th quarter points allowed.

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And again, you miss the point entirely.

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The point was a Big 10 or ACC team can load up on wins playing unranked, conference opponents and make the playoffs, while the SEC teams don't have that luxury.

What did your reading comprehension think the point was ?

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There was never a question of the opportunity that probably was there during the A&M game.

The question is why harp on it as a missed opportunity while Mizzou found another formational weakness running the ball 12 straight times for 75 yards and a TD.

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Way to glaze over the fact that you cant see the difference between a seam/slant and Cover1/Cover2.

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It's hard to see the difference in pass patterns and pass defense formations, when the Tigers are running the ball 12 straight times.

Unlike you however, I am not going to assume the coaching staff didn't recognize the weakness, just because they felt it wasn't necessary to exploit it.

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Fomational weakness?

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That was Navy's term. He believes there can only be one, and he was the only person who saw it.

There was never a question of the opportunity that probably was there during the A&M game.

The question is why harp on it as a missed opportunity while Mizzou found another formational weakness running the ball 12 straight times for 75 yards and a TD.

Hardy and his teammates will all be happy as Hardy PREPARES with.them during game week. Just seeing him on the practice field along side them does something, for everyone.

Something tells me you don't understand that.

Arkansas has not shut out an SEC team in 12 years.

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I see. The two "N's" in your screen name stand for Nowledge.

You knew Craig led the country in 50+ yard FGM.

You knew the KO return team was better than 6 top 10 teams and the punt return team had allowed only 8 total yards.

And you ignored all of that and focused on some blocked kicks that occurred in 20 point wins......

So, you gave the Special Teams a D minus.

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Here's and objective evaluation from the PD beat writer. I even forgot about the punt return for a TD.

Special teams: C+
Each specialist should probably be graded separately for fairness, but for space, they’re lumped together.

Kicker Blake Craig is 11 for 17 on field goals, which includes some blocks and the brutal short-range miss from this past Saturday. Some of those blocks aren’t his fault, but he’s been inconsistent. Mizzou is better having him healthy yet also needs him to be a little better.

Punter Brunno Reus leads the SEC in punts and punting yards, which shows how much he’s been needed. His average net punt of 40.9 yards puts him right around the middle of the conference. Reus has had some timely field-flippers and is an upgrade on what this position has been before at Missouri.

In the return game, punt returner DaMarion Fowlkes has a touchdown.
As a whole, special teams are both better than they have been in recent seasons but still only around the SEC average, at best.

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An open date after a loss as bad as that, seems to drag on forever.

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Try getting a life.

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If you knew ball you would know this.

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Says the guy who found it hard to watch 12 straight running plays to cover 76 yards on a TD drive, because the offense never was able to find the formational weakness.