Can we talk about RedZone Offense for a minute??(Long)

fdawg1103 · Oct 29, 2023

I've been thinking about the Bobo criticism that the RZ O has struggled and decided to look up the stats for myself. I'll try to leave my opinion til the end.

Facts:

Georgia leads the nation in RZ attempts with 46
Georgia leads the nation in total scores from the RZ with 42
Georgia is T8th in the nation in TDs scored in the RZ with 29
Georgia is T3rd in the nation in FG scored in the RZ with 13
Georgia is 24th in nation in Score % at 91.3%
Georgia is 64th in the nation in TD% at 61%
Georgia has 42 Scores in 46 attempts
- Non Scores: 3 missed FGs & 1 Kneel down
- 13 FGs:
  - UTM: 2nd Q (2 min drill at end of half), 1-Goal at 3 (Run/Pass/Pass, lost 2 yds)
    - 4th Q, 1-10 at 19 with Stockton QB (Pass/Run/Pass, gained 4 yds)
  - Ball St: 2nd Q, 1-10 at 14 (Pass/Run/Run/Pass/Pass, net loss of 3 yds on penalty)
  - SCjr: Opening Drive; 1-10 at 14 (Pass/Run/Pass, gained 6 yds)
  - AU: 2nd Q; 1-10 at 19 (Run/Pass/Pass, gained 1 yd)
    - 4th Q; 4-5 at 20 (FG)
  - UK: 2nd Q, 2-10 at 21 (Run/Pass/FG on 4-6)
    - 3rd Q, 1-10 at 19 (Run/Run/Run, gained 5 yards)
  - Vandy: 2nd Q, 1-10 at 15 (Run/Run/Pass, gained 3 yds)
    - 3rd Q, 1-10 at 18 (Pass/Run/Pass, lost 8 yds on sack)
    - 4th Q, 1-10 at 19 (Run/Pass/Pass, gained 7 yds)
  - UF: 1st Q, 1-Goal at 5 (Run/Run/Pass, gained 1 yd)
    - 3rd Q, 1-10 at 17 (Run/Run/Pass, gained 3 yds)

Conclusion / Opinion:

Dawgs are elite at getting into the RZ and as such, they lead or nearly lead the country in gross numbers of scores, TDs, and FGs
Dawgs are not overly efficient in RZ in terms of % TD
Lack of efficiency doesn't seem to have much of a negative impact on the team's ability to score at an ELITE rate (7th scoring offense in nation)
Incomplete passes are the culprit for drives ending in FGs rather than TDs more often than not (9 of 13 FGs came after 2 passes and 1 run while only 4 came after 2 or more runs).
In my opinion, RZ offense struggles are probably being exaggerated to a certain degree. Sure, settling for 16 FG attempts (13 makes and 3 misses) is more than you like, but only 2 were goal to go situations which, imo, are more egregious.

TL;DR Version: Dawgs are ELITE at getting into the RZ and ELITE at scoring in general. Yes, there's room for improvement, but overall, any criticism of Bobo is pretty dang nitpicky.

55dawg · Oct 29, 2023