Most teams run the ball to run the clock to keep from embarassing other teams or to keep them from having time to come back. We ran the ball to run the clock to keep other teams from embarrassing us more and to keep their walk-ons from scoring as much on us. You have a pathetic team when an average margin of defeat of 28.5 points isn't indicative of how badly you are losing.
It will be interesting to see what kind of balance we do end up with. Unlike under JE who was trying to open an oil barrel offense with a pocket knife can opener I expect M2 and staff to base what they do much more on the available talent as they see it.
Certainly Powell is one of the few guys they have who has the potential to force opponents to worry about him specifically. M2 will use him as an inside threat to try to pull up the LBs and force the DL to stay at home and play their gaps. The question is how much of that will be actual carries and how much of that will be the threat of the carry used to open up something else.
