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[QUOTE="Crusty, post: 341877, member: 2265"]
I always enjoy your thoughtful posts - its is always nice to see stats support anectdotal observations.
 
If I have plugged your data for the 12 years into my spreadsheet correctly, there are a few interesting (and perhaps obvious) observations to be made.
 
Coach P  Average rushing rank 40th, average passing rank 91st, average total yardage rank 71st and average scoring rank 61st.
Coach R  Average rushing rank 94th, average passing rank 94th, average total yardage rank113th and average scoring rank 110th.
Coach M Average rushing rank 86th, average passing rank 78th, average total yardage rank 94th and average scoring rank 85th.
Total     Average rushing rank 67th, average passing rank 89th, average total yardage rank 89th and average scoring rank 82nd.
 
Call me crazy but it is hard to rank in the top 25 when none of your stats is in the top 25! Our best total yards rank was 52nd in 2000 (378) under Coach P - we were 18th in rushing and 92nd in passing.
 
Marrone's teams have averaged 22.5 points per game versus GRob's 16.3 and Coach P's 26.2 during the period. Certainly headed in the right direction but a long way to go.
 
Marrone's teams have averaged a yard and a half passing for every yard gained rushing. This 2/3 passing mix is likely to continue this year.
2 of our three best passing rankings have come under DM - all of our top 5 rushing rankings under Coach P as well as our top 5 total yards rankings and scoring rankings.
 
So, we have moved far away from the GRob era but have not yet even reached the last 6 Coach P years (post #5). We need to find another touchdown per game. We may have to wait until next year.
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