re: Does Chavis need a ball control offense, with elite Time of Possession?

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LSU Defenses against Power 5 Opponents 
Yards/Play (Rank) Points/Play (Rank) 3rd % (Rank) 
2009..... 4.6 (17)......... .22 (8)......... 36.7% (36) 
2010..... 4.9 (26)......... .29 (19)....... 33.3 (8) 
2011..... 4.0 (2)........... .16 (2)......... 36.8 (36) 
2012..... 4.3 (7)........... .24 (10)....... 31.5 (9) 
2013..... 5.1 (34)......... .32 (34)....... 39.5 (63) 
2014..... 4.9 (26)......... .28 (17)....... 37.16 (33)

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In 2009, LSU was ranked 107 in time of possession. Chavis still had the #26 Total Defense, and the #11 Scoring Defense. 

A year later in 2010, LSU was #57 in TOP, while Chavis had the #12 Total D, and the #11 Scoring D. 

Even during the great defense in 2011, LSU was only #26 in TOP. 
In 2012 LSU TOP 9. Total D/ScoringD #8/#12
In 2013, LSU TOP: #57, Total D/Scoring D: #15/#21 
In 2014, LSU TOP: #9, Total D/Scoring D: #9/#5 

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When you place your stats side-by-side with mine, what I see is that most years, Chavis's defenses benefited from LSU's pace of play in that their total defense rankings were more impressive than their efficiency rankings.

For the record, the reason no LSU fan is sad to see Chavis go isn't because he's a terrible DC, it's because we've been getting diminishing returns for years and he had the audacity to expect a raise.