
Originally Posted by
Dr Death
For the most part you would be right. But I remember the 2006-07 Hawaii Warriors and they would have games where they didn't call a running play until late in the 3rd quarter or even until the 4th quarter. Looking up their 2006 stats they had 615 pass attempts and 298 rushing attempts, but Brennan {QB} and Graunke {QB} had 95 of those rushing attempts and while a few would have been designed runs down inside the 2, the majority were scrambles on pass plays.
In 2007 they had 606 pass attempts and 261 rushing attempts but Brennan/Graunke combined for 103 of those rushing attempts. So there have been instances where pass happy teams, especially June Jones teams, throw way more than they run and only run w/ any consistency when they're way ahead late.
And though it's not college, the 2002 Oakland Raiders threw the heck out of the ball. In their AFC Championship Game against the Titans, their first 41 plays were all pass plays.
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