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[QUOTE="Chip, post: 368381, member: 19"]
I actually don't find that surprising.  In 2007 we couldn't run the ball at all, as bad as I think we've seen.  But ARob could loft ducks that Mike Williams and Taj Smith could come down with.  The Louisville and Cincy games alone probably made up for any passer rating deficiency from other games.  2009, the passing game clicked in those last 2 games against RU and especially UConn.
 
I would hope that 2012 also greatly exceeds 2010 and 2011 in passer rating.  If not the rating, then it at least has a noticeable impact in yards per game.  (And if we cut down on our backbreaking mistakes, a positive impact on points as well).  I don't know the entire passer rating formula, but I recall it places a premium on yards per attempt.  If you have an offense with a high completion % on short passes (and you don't have guys who can turn those short passes into anything), I don't think you'll be high up on passer rating.  3 yard passes to Provo never helped.  Probably means you won't score as much either, if you have to go 15 plays each drive.  Something is bound to go wrong, especially for us.
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