Comments on: OU football: Red-zone defense shines http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2011/10/21/ou-football-red-zone-defense-shines/ Thoughts from The Oklahoman Sports Columnist Berry Tramel | NewsOK.com Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: marathonman262 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2011/10/21/ou-football-red-zone-defense-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-70558 marathonman262 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:12:55 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/?p=7286#comment-70558 No, the BEST way to gauge red-zone efficiency is to count touchdowns as 7 points and field goals as 3. Then divide the total number of points scored by the numbe of red-zone trips and, voila, a number anyone can easily understand – points allowed per red-zone opportunity.

Why no one seems to want to use this simple, yet elegant, method of measuring red-zone efficiency escapes me.

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