Comments on: Target for Improvement:Red Zone Offense http://www.detroitlionsblog.com/wp/archives/2005/08/02/target-for-improvementred-zone-offense/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:38:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: orangeandbrown http://www.detroitlionsblog.com/wp/archives/2005/08/02/target-for-improvementred-zone-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-11031 orangeandbrown Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-11031 Excellent post. When I look at Red Zone scoring, I like to look at points per redzone possession. I think just using a % allows teams to settle for a FG--which should be automatic--and not be penalized for not scoring a TD. Last year, we scored 4.4 points per red zone trip, which was 25th in the NFL, and below the 4.7 NFL average. Clearly, as the post says, we have the ability to do much better, if the tools coming together. We can run, we have possession receivers. We should be deadly in the red zone, and we need to be. Actually, I link it to a need to be better on 3rd down, too. We have the guys to get yards when we really need it. If we do, it helps the defense, too. Excellent post. When I look at Red Zone scoring, I like to look at points per redzone possession. I think just using a % allows teams to settle for a FG–which should be automatic–and not be penalized for not scoring a TD.

Last year, we scored 4.4 points per red zone trip, which was 25th in the NFL, and below the 4.7 NFL average. Clearly, as the post says, we have the ability to do much better, if the tools coming together. We can run, we have possession receivers. We should be deadly in the red zone, and we need to be.

Actually, I link it to a need to be better on 3rd down, too. We have the guys to get yards when we really need it. If we do, it helps the defense, too.

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