Throwing on First Down

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i don’t think this is really true in football today. almost all of the national champions the past decade have been able to air it out. since ohio state won there really hasn’t been a team that was a running team

even looking in the nfl the teams closest to the super bowl last year had probably the four best passing teams in the nfl

You're right, but I was talking about regular football teams. If I had Stroud or Bryce, I'd be tempted to throw on every down too. But up against the usual suspects both Bama and OSU run the ball. Head to head, they'd probably pass a lot, mainly because they'd figure the Ds could handle the run game.

But, yes, due mainly to rule changes, passing is more the fashion these days. These things run in cycles, however.