Turner on the O-line

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(05-14-2020, 03:19 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: LSU Last year:

482 rushing attempts
567 passing attempts

Of course, slanted more to the pass, but I don't expect much change for us this year, from that.

We will throw the ball a lot more than we run.  All NFL teams without Lamar Jackson or Michael Vick do.  But it would certainly make things easier on Burrow if we establish the run game like we did the second half of last year.

When Taylor was going to the Super Bowl with the Rams they ranked higher in rush attempts (8th) and yards (3rd) than they did in pass attempts (14th) and yards (5th).  And it was not just because they were running out the clock in the second half of victories.  They would establish Gurley running the ball to set up their pass game.  They were #1 in the league in percentage off passes of play action.

As much as Burrow loves to put up huge passing numbers I am sure he would gladly take a strong running game to make it even easier for him when he does throw.  

Here is an incredible stat.  The year Boomer Esiason won the MVP and took us to the Super Bowl the Bengals were 27th out of 28 teams in pass attempts and 2nd in rush attempts.  A lot of people think that offense was a bunch of Sam Wyche gimmicks, but it was actually a brutal running team that led the league in rush yards, rush tds, and yards per carry.  And this is not a knock on Boomer.  He played amazing that year.  But even he will admit he benefitted greatly from that run game.