re: Crowton is staying

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Look at the number of completions and attempts as well. How many times did we see JJ tuck and run and/or take a sack? 1 yard run. 3 yard loss. 2 yard run. Time to punt.

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Right, like I said in my follow up post, it's more about the running game:

In 2007 we ran the ball 612 times for 2998 at a 4.9 clip.
In 2009 we ran the ball just 410 times for 1555 at only a 3.8 clip.

Flynn ran 100 times for 215 yards and 2 TDs.
JJ ran 104 times for 160 yards and 1 TD.

So Flynn was the more "effective" runner, I guess. But also playing with a team on the whole who averaged an entire yard better per carry.

Is JJ to blame because we can't pick up a 3rd and 1 repeatedly with big bruising tailbacks (even against teams like La. Tech, Ridley got stuffed on a 3rd and 1. Against Bama on a crucial 3rd and 1, Ridley got stuffed there as well)?

Our inability to have a consistent running game prevented the offense from sustaining drives to get JJ's pass attempts up. This also has to do with a defense that just could not get off the field at times.

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Alright. Given JJ's same exact numbers this year, do you think the offense would look the exact same if Flynn was the QB?

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The offense would have been worse with Flynn if you go on pure statistics. He would have had less yards than JJ and his completion percentage is a full 8 points lower...