11-23-2021, 10:28 PM
(11-23-2021, 04:06 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Nailed it. This is the biggest reason why you can't just pass every down. You will let defenses get into their pressure packages and come after your QB. This is why some semblance of 'balance' has to be maintained, and I say balance lightly. Almost half of the teams in the NFL are throwing the ball over 60% of the time, including some strong teams.
Every team in the NFL throws more than they run. Passing IS objectively better, but you still have to be willing to run the ball.
Awesome, well said.
(11-23-2021, 04:09 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Post #7.
Look at current completion percentages and interception percentages. This isn't the '80s and '90s. Teams pass more, for a higher completion% and lower interception%, using higher percentage, short passes in place of some runs.
Simply passing more than you run isn't a bad thing. Passing twice as much as you run isn't a good thing.
Running the ball at 4 yds a clip isn't as good as it looks on paper. The "average" team runs it at 4.2 yards per clip currently. A 4 yard average means "half" of your runs are less than 4 yards. The "average" team passes it about 58% of the time.
So the 60/40 pass/run split (that was mentioned before) is just a smidge higher than what middle of the pack teams are doing right now.
I agree brother as you know, there is a trend and I would be foolish to not know it.
