Pitt’s offense has a lot of issues to iron out as it moves through the 2017 season, but after two weeks, one top priority has to be the red zone.
So far this season, the Panthers have been below average in that area, with five touchdowns and two field goals on 10 trips inside the 20. That total scoring rate - scores on 70% of the team’s red zone drives - ranks No. 111 nationally, but the real problem isn’t total scoring; it’s touchdowns.
Pitt’s five touchdowns on 10 drives - a 50% touchdown rate - is tied for No. 89 in the nation. Obviously it’s early in the season and the sample size is small (17 other teams have a 50% touchdown rate right now, too, but the Panthers aren’t currently prolific or explosive enough on offense to survive on a 50% touchdown rate.
https://pittsburgh.rivals.com/news/red-zone-among-top-issues-facing-pitt-offense
So far this season, the Panthers have been below average in that area, with five touchdowns and two field goals on 10 trips inside the 20. That total scoring rate - scores on 70% of the team’s red zone drives - ranks No. 111 nationally, but the real problem isn’t total scoring; it’s touchdowns.
Pitt’s five touchdowns on 10 drives - a 50% touchdown rate - is tied for No. 89 in the nation. Obviously it’s early in the season and the sample size is small (17 other teams have a 50% touchdown rate right now, too, but the Panthers aren’t currently prolific or explosive enough on offense to survive on a 50% touchdown rate.
https://pittsburgh.rivals.com/news/red-zone-among-top-issues-facing-pitt-offense
