Welcome back to The Call Sheet, where we’re looking back on the 2022 season by seeing what concepts worked by down and distance. Today, we find ourselves looking at 3rd & short (1-3 yards needed for a 1st down).
The nature of this down and distance had me look at the numbers a little different. Up until this point, I’d been looking at Yards Per Attempt as the main metric. After all, yards are important. And, outside of last week’s look at 3rd & medium, we really have been trying to maximize yards. Even on 3rd & long, I wanted concepts that would get us within striking distance on a 4th & short than I was about getting the 1st down itself.