This would be an interesting stat to know

[hp22]

In soccer, you'll sometimes see stats referencing the numbers of miles run per game by player. Using a simple search, you can find that midfielders can run 7 - 9 miles in a game.

It would be interesting to know what is the norm for SEC secondaries. And what is the norm for defending a Mike Leach football passing attack. People always reference the importance of having defensive line depth because of the brutality at the line of scrimmage. Well, we do things different in Starkville now. Let him get the depth at WR positions to 8-10 and opposing secondaries are going to run themselves to exhaustion. Lack of depth in the secondary will be exposed time and time again as this offense progresses....especially if you aren't prepared to run long distances in short spurts.

Just curious if those numbers are tracked anywhere.

[ScoobaDawg]

Not for anything publicly released. i did notice during the game one lsu player raised his jersey and you could see what looked like a heart rate sensor belt. So might be some internal to the program data.

[Martianlander]

In soccer, you'll sometimes see stats referencing the numbers of miles run per game by player. Using a simple search, you can find that midfielders can run 7 - 9 miles in a game.

It would be interesting to know what is the norm for SEC secondaries. And what is the norm for defending a Mike Leach football passing attack. People always reference the importance of having defensive line depth because of the brutality at the line of scrimmage. Well, we do things different in Starkville now. Let him get the depth at WR positions to 8-10 and opposing secondaries are going to run themselves to exhaustion. Lack of depth in the secondary will be exposed time and time again as this offense progresses....especially if you aren't prepared to run long distances in short spurts.

Just curious if those numbers are tracked anywhere.

According to a runner's website that tracked different sports defensive backs and receivers run about 1.25 miles per game. That is if they played every down. If you take 80 plays and multiply by 25 yards per play and convert to feet and divide by 5280 feet it comes out close to that. Ours may have run a little more than that but even a running team has to "fake" routes and defensive players have to cover them. I would guess and strictly a guess around 1.4 to 1.6 miles, for us Saturday. The hard part for the defense is keeping up with the receiver not knowing where he is going.

[hp22]

the hard part for the defense is keeping up with the receiver not knowing where he is going.

I agree that's difficult.

But there are multiple reports of them being tired on the second half. The limited time between snaps and the constant fast paced running had a factor. Especially when you have to go 5-7 deep in the secondary to do it.