Found September 21, 2009 on Falcon Nation:
So, looking back at Saturday, I wanted to think for a minute or two about our offense in particular.It was in many ways a flashback offense. BG had 20 official running attempts, but nine of those were Tyler Sheehan either being sacked or scrambling for a yard, which means that we actually had 11 running attempts and 71 passing attempts. This is amazing to me. It is the kind of ratio BG used to drag out against MSU or Minnesota, or some team we absolutely couldn't manage on the front line. 71 passes against 11 runs.Beyond that, the 11 carries netted us 42 yards, which is just under 4 yards a carry, which is actually a pretty decent figure.Still, in the post-game, the coach said we couldn't establish the run, and that led to a lot of things, including six sacks of Tyler (as the d lineman didn't have to worry about the run as they rushed the passer), the large number of slipscreens and flat passes (harkening back to the AT days), and the lack of long passes due to no co...
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