I love the honesty and this actually happens quite a bit. Most offenses and defenses look good in the offseason, fall camp, and spring ball. But the difference in an actual game is your ability to stack drives and sustain execution (which rarely gets replicated in practice). A lot of teams don’t do enough unscripted, move the ball work in practice. Scripted 3rd down / redzone periods are great, but they don’t always replicate the flow and unpredictability of a game. Game day exposes which offenses and defenses truly understand situations, timely play calling and details of a play. It comes down to several things: Can the playcaller put his players in a position to execute? Can all 11 players operate in unison and execute their assignments? Are the coaches and players prepared for what the opposing team might do and can they adjust when the opponent shows something that wasn’t on film? And ultimately, can the players process that information and play instinctively? That’s where preparation, situational awareness, and execution come together. It’s one thing to execute a play when you know what’s coming. It’s another to do it consistently when the game becomes unpredictable. Must be able to put drives together. Not just for points, but for field position.