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that isn't what they called him when he missed

how many did he miss?

He was 6 for 8, 75%.

I considered that, but there's two things:

1 - this is true for all the top teams each season, so as long as it's across the board, it's fine, because...
2 - a "balanced" team isn't simply a 50/50 run-to-pass ratio, it's lower than that.


Plus, as the "run heavy" moniker for a team in my game is simply what the opponent's defense is playing the percentages against in its play call in solo play, it makes sense.  If you're playing anyone, your goal is most often to stop the run first. 




If all of that doesn't suit someone, I'm fine with it, as my game is designed to not have all the tangents and branches a Strat-o-matic or APBA does.

that's true, but presumably a game between top teams (which this game will almost exclusively feature) will be close. and using overall % wouldn't give an accurate representation of the offense, nor would it be advisable for defenses to use that %.

for the last 10 years or so, it'd be relatively easy to find those % for teams. but for anything further back it might be a headache. so i understand trying to keep it simple.

it's also almost impossible to account for the rpo. bama ran the rpo probably 65-70% last year. that's a really high %, fwiw, but with tua he was perfect for it. he could make good, quick reads, and had the arm talent and athletic ability to make the throws/runs needed to keep the threat true. but how do you account for that play call in a game like yours? i have no idea, and just using % of what option was actually chosen is probably best/simplest way to do so.

saw your post on the off topic board, but didn't get very far into them. you getting ready to ship some?

Looking at Bama....
YEAR...PASS%/RUN%
2009...37/63
2011...41/59
2012...37/63
2015...41/59
2017...35/65
Here we see Saban's preference for his offensive play-calling.  Most of these years, he has 2 stud RBs carrying the load and an efficient QB.  He knows his defense is good enough to win championships as long as the offense didn't muck things up.




2018...43/57
Then we have 2018, with a real passing threat at QB.  Sure, it's just a few percentage points, but it's at the top in terms of pass/run ratio.  I'm sure 2018 Bama's first half play-calling skews towards more passing, but comparing it to previous championship seasons still shows Saban's reluctance to trust his QB to pass a lot.  In 2018, he trusted his QB more and let him throw it more often.

Looking at Bama....

2018...43/57
Then we have 2018, with a real passing threat at QB.  Sure, it's just a few percentage points, but it's at the top in terms of pass/run ratio.  I'm sure 2018 Bama's first half play-calling skews towards more passing, but comparing it to previous championship seasons still shows Saban's reluctance to trust his QB to pass a lot.  In 2018, he trusted his QB more and let him throw it more often.

and if he had run the ball more and not had the INTs he may have had a great chance of beating Clemson

1969 season 

with Bama's defense

just hang onto the ball and eat clock

I feel the QB sneak/run up the middle could be very effective

but, I understand the risk of the QB taking hits between the tackles