Auburn's Offense Ready For "Amen Corner."

Jarrett Stidham & Coach Lindsey reflecting after Auburn's victory over Georgia Southern.  photo by Julie Bennett

After the first game of the season against Georgia Southern we attempted to look objectively at the performance of Auburn's QB Jarrett Stidham. Fair or not, the hype that had proceeded Stidham's first game as an Auburn Tiger demanded a critical look. 

Now that Auburn is 8 games into the 2017 season, and resting on their bye week laurels, it's time we look again at Stidham, and the entire Auburn offense. So, here goes. 

In our first assessment two key points were made.

"At least three passes were dropped, one for an easy TD. Some of his passes were behind the receivers in route. That's a timing issue, that should get better as the season progresses."


"Still, there was a lot to like when looking at the overall passing performance. Stidham was mobile, and made some key throws while moving around inside the pocket, as well as when he rambled outside his protection."

With those points in mind, let's take a look statistically where Stidham has come in his progress. 

Jarrett has a completion percentage of *65.8% on 193 attempts & 127 completions. * touchdowns, 3 interceptions, with a 151.58 passer rating. 

Obviously, there has been improvement in his choices of where to throw the ball, and a higher percentage of passes being caught by his receivers. 

Speaking of those receivers, this group has made the biggest improvement from game one up until now, of any on the offensive side of the ball.
Downfield blocking is critical in any offense, and that is where I see the most development by this group.

Coach Lindsey stated in his presser this week: "Those guys as a group have played better. Much better actually." "I think the future is really bright for them."

Name                  Year                                Games     Receptions/Yards/Average                   TD                    Yds/Gm
   

Ryan Davis	JR	WR	8	41	381	9.29	3		47.6
Will Hastings	JR	WR	8	17	357	21	3		44.6
Darius Slayton	SO	WR	7	11	302	27.45	2		43.1
Kyle Davis	SO	WR	5	7	210	30	0		42
Nate Craig-Myers	SO	WR	8	9	184	20.44	1		23
Eli Stove	SO	WR	8	16	168	10.5	0		21
Kerryon Johnson	JR	RB	6	8	57	7.13	0		9.5
Kamryn Pettway	JR	RB	5	3	32	10.67	0		6.4
Sal Cannella	SO	TE	7	3	31	10.33	0		4.4
Noah Igbinoghene	FR	WR	8	6	24	4	0		3
Devan Barrett	FR	RB	8	6	22	3.67	1		2.8
Kam Martin	SO	RB	8	2	15	7.5	0		1.9
Chandler Cox	JR	RB	8	3	11	3.67	0		1.4
Malik Miller	FR	RB	8	1	3	3	0		0.4
Griffin King	SO	WR	8	1	0	0	0		0
Total			8	134	220.6	221.6	222.6		224.6

While catching the ball is only a small part of a WR's life, the above chart really displays how much Coach Lindsey likes to spread the ball around, and how the WR's are taking advantage of their opportunities. 

In our next post we will look at the offensive line, and our dynamic running back duo that seems healthy at just the right time.

WAR EAGLE!


*Statistical source: cfbstats.com

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