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2009 Summary for Tucson Toros
Record: 12-4
Winning Pct.: .750
Tucson Toros Team Rank
Rushes 534 2
Rushing Yards 2117 5
Yards Per Carry 3.96 13
Pass Attempts 469 28
Completions 288 22 (T)
Passing Yards 3209 26
Yards Per Attempt 6.84 20
3rd Down Conversions 48.1 5
Points Per Game 23.2 5
Turnovers 10 1
Turnover Margin +9 7 (T)
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 410 2
Rushing Yards 1448 1
Yards Per Carry 3.53 3
Pass Attempts 530 17
Completions 278 6
Passing Yards 3314 6 (T)
Yards Per Attempt 6.25 3
3rd Down Conversions 38.2 3
Points Per Game 14.6 1
Turnovers 19 23 (T)
Now that's what I like to see - a great running game and good complementary passing game coupled with a miserly approach to turnovers. Combine that with a dose of dominant defense and you've got yourself a winner.
Unless, that is, you lose your starting QB. Speaking of whom...
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Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
4 Hogan QB 429 273 2996 6.98 21 5
8 Cassidy QB 40 15 213 5.32 1 1
**Team --- 469 288 3209 6.84 22 6
Hogan had another great year. He posted a QB Rating of 95.6 on the season, just a shade below last year's career best 97.9. How he does it I don't know, as he's not rated as being all that great by the scouts (65-ish). Must be my great game planning.
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Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
42 Holliday RB 351 1382 3.93 11
22 Bradley RB 111 522 4.70 5
26 Jeffries FB 44 136 3.09 1
**Team --- 534 2117 3.96 17
Drew Holliday had another great year, although for him this season represented the worst ypc of his career. Still, it is hard to argue with 1382 yards, especially considering the constantly changing O-line he had to contend with. Daryl Bradley continues to be a great secret weapon, and Corwin Jeffries was our main 3rd down back. Great running attack this year.
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Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
82 Torres TE 87 59 584 9.8 180 5
89 Armitage WR 110 56 724 12.9 99 6
80 Higginbotham WR 62 42 613 14.5 78 1
26 Jeffries FB 55 41 312 7.6 174 2
22 Bradley RB 34 22 179 8.1 75 2
**Team --- 467 288 3209 11.1 749 22
Torres and Armitage both had career-best performances this year, but I was really expecitng more of Armitage. He's got the best hands in the league and runs routes like noone else (100 ratings in both), so he should be a lock to top 1000 yds per season, even in a run-oriented offense like we had this year. Maybe next year he'll settle into our passing system and flourish.
Higginbotham had another solid year as the #2, and our running backs contributed considerably to the passing game this year. Holliday is the noteworthy exception there. His receiving skills are okay, but they're inferior to the Bradley's and Jeffries'. Without those receiving numbers Holliday will almost certainly never win any major awards. Too bad, 'cuz he's a beast.
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Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
58 Watford OLB 72 13 0.0 3 1 1
52 Wash ILB 68 24 0.5 1 1 7
95 Stoltzfus DT 45 17 3.0 26 1 0
55 Trujillo OLB 42 14 2.0 5 1 3
75 Grier DE 42 17 10.5 11 0 1
90 Jarrard ILB 36 10 0.0 0 0 0
93 King OLB 32 8 1.0 3 1 2
70 Neubauer DT 30 18 0.5 8 0 0
72 Bernard DE 28 16 2.5 7 0 0
96 Stansell DT 18 11 2.5 8 0 0
Once again Joseph Watford leads the team in tackles, despite having missed seven starts on the year. He's nothing short of amazing, but he struggled a bit defending the pass this year - we'll have to hope that doesn't become a habit. Grant Wash came in second on the team in tackles, and he also missed five starts. Most noteworthy was the contribution of newcomer Harold Stoltzfus, whose 45 solo tackles and 62 total tackles ranked him 4th on the team while playing in just 12 games for us. Including his time in Cleveland, he finished with 82 solo tackles and 27 assists with 4 sacks, 29 hurries and 2 FF. For a tackle in a 4-3 those're some crazy delicious numbers. Howie Grier, a former 1st round pick, registered double-digits in sacks for the first time in his career. Good for him.
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Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
31 Enoch S 66 34 0.0 0 4 13
32 Hartung S 38 11 0.0 0 0 5
46 Bloch S 37 9 0.0 0 1 0
40 Biggs CB 34 15 0.0 0 2 21
37 Rosenberry CB 34 11 0.0 0 1 11
25 Minahan CB 32 12 0.0 0 2 7
29 McCloskey CB 25 7 0.0 1 0 1
33 Mirer S 21 8 0.5 0 1 5
**Team --- 777 271 29.0 89 16 77
S Mitchel Enoch once again held the secondary together, logging 100 total tackles, 13 PDs and 4 INTs. CB Keven Biggs had a marvelous season despite missing four starts, and Ray Minahan filled in nicely when either Biggs or Rosenberry were out of the lineup. 1st round pick Mike Mirer saw a bit more playing time than I'd hoped he would, but he played reasonably well and we continue to hold out hope that he'll be a long-term answer in center field.
So, from a statistical point of view I can't help but be thrilled with both individual and team performances this year. 'Twas a truly great season for Your Beloved Toros.