[ThePassionOfTheChryst]

[quote author=ThePOC link=topic=16045.msg178374#msg178374 date=1478393012]
Seems to me like Shaw has designs on turning this into an option offense.

I mean, it's what looked most effective. The problem is, it ran out of options in the red zone -- the OL wasn't able to get enough straight-ahead push, and because space is compressed, you can't simply run to the edges (as you can in other regions of the field).

Still, it was able to approximate an effective offense while throwing for less than four yards per attempt. That's pretty incredible.
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Sure, I have no complaints about success. In fact I find it amusing how thoroughly the ground game out gained the passing game. Toward the end I was hoping for a 400 yard rushing day. It just caught me off guard how often the option was run. I wonder if that was part of the plan with Chryst all along, or if Shaw has simply given up on trying to have a competent passing game in 2016.

[ThePassionOfTheChryst]

[quote author=ThePOC link=topic=16045.msg178374#msg178374 date=1478393012]
Seems to me like Shaw has designs on turning this into an option offense.

I mean, it's what looked most effective. The problem is, it ran out of options in the red zone -- the OL wasn't able to get enough straight-ahead push, and because space is compressed, you can't simply run to the edges (as you can in other regions of the field).

Still, it was able to approximate an effective offense while throwing for less than four yards per attempt. That's pretty incredible.
[/quote]

Sure, I have no complaints about success. In fact I find it amusing how thoroughly the ground game out gained the passing game. Toward the end I was hoping for a 400 yard rushing day. It just caught me off guard how often the option was run. I wonder if that was part of the plan with Chryst all along, or if Shaw has simply given up on trying to have a competent passing game in 2016.