Pass/Run breakdown by team....

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hiveredtech

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We have heard PJ talk about WV, Illinois, and Florida's offense...stating thay with their athletes he would have thrown more....but not sure what the exact split would be. He said he would throw it 35 times in a game if that would score points...or 15 times...depending on what the defense was giving you.

Below is their run/pass percentage this year:

West Virginia- 70% run
Illinois- 66% run
Florida- 58% run

Others of interest:
Wake Forest- 58% run
Navy- 86% run
Georgia Tech- 60% run
Georgia- 58% run
 
Whether an offense is exciting or not should not be tied to run/pass ratio. We're just so trained on the philosophy of "every run is boring, every pass is exciting" because for the last six years we've seen an offense based around off tackle runs and deep go-route prayers.

The option is fun football. An option play is kinda like a pass play, really.
 
I am still unsure about whether top notch kids that want a career in the NFL would still come here. All the talk around here about the TO makes it sound like kryptonite to any player wanting to reach the next level. If that is the case, why would anyone want to run it?
 
I know why PJ runs it. Because he wins. That was a pretty simple answer.

We probably won't be bringing any 5-star QBs into Tech in the near future...just like we haven't been for the last 30 years. We WILL get some versatile running quarterbacks.

What people forget is the rest of the team. The defense as a whole will continue to attract top notch talent assuming JT or at least Giff stays. But good running type quarterbacks, tailbacks, and, depending on how much we throw, wide receivers will be itching to get into PJs scheme.
 
beej67 said:
Whether an offense is exciting or not should not be tied to run/pass ratio. We're just so trained on the philosophy of "every run is boring, every pass is exciting" because for the last six years we've seen an offense based around off tackle runs and deep go-route prayers.
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I agree...exciting is winning whether you run it 70 times or pass it 70 times. Only that passing it 70 times would make it take about 7 hours to finish a game!!! :wow:
 
I am still unsure about whether top notch kids that want a career in the NFL would still come here.
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That might be true for QBs, WRs, and perhaps RBs (I'm not convinced of it), but I wouldn't think it would be a concern for linemen, and that's where the game is won.
 
GEETEELEE said:
That might be true for QBs, WRs, and perhaps RBs (I'm not convinced of it), but I wouldn't think it would be a concern for linemen, and that's where the game is won.
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It might be a concern for lineman as well if they use a cut blocking scheme. Very few NFL teams do (Denver is the only one I know of).
 
ContactBuzz said:
It might be a concern for lineman as well if they use a cut blocking scheme. Very few NFL teams do (Denver is the only one I know of).
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fortunately....when you look at NFL rosters you see such a diversity of colleges represented...the NFL looks for a body type/speed/strength/vertical for their system. They are constantly taking players from one system or scheme at the college level and putting them somewhere else in the NFL.

Remember when Shanihan invited Karl Brown (the backup PG for GT...a defensive specialist) to try out with the Broncos because he wanted to try and teach him the CB position?
 
hiveredtech said:
Remember when Shanihan invited Karl Brown (the backup PG for GT...a defensive specialist) to try out with the Broncos because he wanted to try and teach him the CB position?
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True and Antonio Gates was a basketball player as well.

We've always had to develop lineman anyway - it's not like we're recruiting 4 and 5 stars prior to the system change.
 
ContactBuzz said:
True and Antonio Gates was a basketball player as well.

We've always had to develop lineman anyway - it's not like we're recruiting 4 and 5 stars prior to the system change.
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The most recent I can think of like that is Jai Lewis. You probably remember him from that great George Mason final four run, but he was the first free agent signing after the draft for the Giants.

Thats just the way it works in all sports now. The linemen, QB, and to a certain extent RB, LB, and WR, need some football IQ, but it's mostly about the "athleticism". Look at Devin Hester (or Bush), he can't run a route to save him, has bad hands, probably has trouble learning playbooks, but he straight up makes plays.
 
76tornados said:
I am still unsure about whether top notch kids that want a career in the NFL would still come here. All the talk around here about the TO makes it sound like kryptonite to any player wanting to reach the next level. If that is the case, why would anyone want to run it?
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PJ will have to show his offense to the masses before people get over their nervousness. But we'll get plenty of talent to win with whatever version of the offense he decides to run. Plus we don't historically get pro caliber QBs anyway so I'm not sure what the difference is. If a RB sees a chance to get his hands on the ball in space I don't know why they would shy away. ELI did alright in the wishbone and Steve Slayton has gotten plenty of pub in the WVU attack.
 
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