Good job coach. Keep grinding
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Yeah. Most of the studies show that you need an accurate QB and an offensive scheme that can attack deep while also using the quick pass game and RPO's as constraint plays to move the offense. Like LSU 2019.
To me, that's essentially saying throw it as much as you can early and often in the game with some logic behind the pass plays you are running. Therefore again the more you throw it the more likely you are to maximize your offensive output.
The exceptions being short yardage such as 3rd and 1 and running at the end of the game to run the clock out and preserve the lead. Which in theory running later like that should be more effective because you would essentially be running fresh running backs up against a tired defense. The only other exception I could think of is if a team is incredibly dreadful against the run. (Hi Ole Miss!)
We missed Makai Polk. If Leach had survived and we added an alpha type outside WR and moved Tulu to the slot as rumored I think Leach's offense would have made a huge jump. Not to mention another year of experience and dropping Georgia from the schedule would have only helped as well.
I'm not understanding bringing Georgia up in this conversation as proof that you should run the ball.
1. Their QB was a former walk-on. Very good player but also a bit limited.
2. Being 45/55 pass/run isn't exactly what I would consider run heavy. I would say balanced. Even then that's a higher percentage than their normal "historical" ratio going more towards the pass.
3. Just because they ran the ball 55% of the time and won the title doesn't mean that they maximized their offense. That would be like me saying that because UCLA bunted a ton of times in 2013 and won a title that bunting is the obvious way to go in baseball.
4. When LSU went away from their historical norm of pass/run and passed more than they ran they went 15-0 and had probably the best offense in SEC history.
Georgia actually threw the football 52% of the time during the first 3 quarters of games. So, it?s obvious that a lot of the running came when the game was in hand. This is the effect that Todd Monken handle that office. While they are not an air raid, all fence, Monken does use air raid concepts and his passing game. Those concepts are what has allowed them to create space for Brock Bowers. They were brought him on mash. They use him on shallow cross. They use him on Y sail and cross.
Leach basically won 9 this past season and would have also in the prior season if not for the SEC officials drama in Memphis so, so I agree with Todd. I do however understand what CZA's offensive plan is and wish him well but I just feel that CML had MSU very much on the right track. Hail State
What was it Sargent Joe Friday would say ; "JUST THE FACTS MAME" , This thread has turned into another dick measuring contest. However, some of you have some interesting replies to each other.
1. The guy won back to back NCAA titles, the argument that he's only so good because of the people around him should be out the door. Is he legit pro guy? Probably not. But he's a solid enough college QB.
2. That's the exact Pass:Run Ratio we are probably about to use if not more closer to actual 50/50 like Barbay was at CMU. I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to argue here. We are going to have an extremely balanced offense moving forward.
3. So one of the best offensive teams of all time did not maximize their offense? lol. I've seen some crazy stuff said to defend a view point, but that's pretty bad.
4. 38 pass : 34 Run = 72 total plays per game. 52.8% Pass to 47.2% Run.
- I would guess we are going to be close to that. Barbay at CMU was: 35 Pass to 40 Run = 75 plays per game. 46.7 % Pass to 53.3% Run.
- Those numbers can easily move closer to 50/50 and I imagine they will.
I can't wait till we revisit this thread in a year