SWT85 wrote:
Wouldn't we have classified the Nealy offense as more of a run based offense? Apples to oranges?
If not that, it's definitely a lot different. We racked up a lot of yards running option, zone read, and the one-back power as far as the running game goes in 04-05. Passing game, although mainly gaining yards on crossers and deep routes in the middle of the field, was still 2nd in the conference, I think.
This year, the power is run out of the I, the option is all but gone, and the zone remains without the read. (now we have jets and reverses in their place) And the passing game, it really seems to me, involves a lot more screens (at least 3 new ones) and mid-range routes (digs, etc.), but I don't know if it will be
that much more dominant than the running game.
But I think of it this way...even if Barrick's '04 and '05 offenses could be considered more run-oriented, he still has the extra 3000 yds. from a pass-heavy '03. One could argue that it kind of evens out, so comparison with B-Rad's numbers might not be so skewed.
Bradley's got 36+ more games to start, I don't see how he doesn't break the record without some sort of injury. (knock on wood--We don't want him getting hurt like his brother did. )