We all know, and Saquan knows, RB isn't as relevant in today's NFL. Rules and metrics favor passing. There is nothing unfair about it.
And this relates to my major beef with the Schiano philosophy, hire and playcalling (yes HIS playcalling, vis-a-vis HIS playbook).
Even in the NFL with roughly equal talent on all teams via the draft, trades and free-agency, a run-heavy offense is a recipe for losing. Passing wins. It's obvious; it's why teams don't emphasize running anymore.
In our case, obviously undertalented and undersized compared to the teams in our conference, a run-oriented offense is certain to fail. Heck, it's not even working at Nebraska or Wisconsin anymore. UW hired a guy who had an explosive offense at Cinci and not status-quo Leonhard. Don't forget OSU hired Ryan Day (the OC), not Schiano (the DC) despite Day having much less experience.
Perhaps at LSU, Michigan and Texas, almost always with a talent and size advantage, running works. But not here. We need imagination and unpredictability, two critical things Schiano isn't capable of.
2.O was destined to be a bust....and we see it already not even halfway through his contract. Running the ball and playing D won't ever work with equal or less talent, which is our position in the conference. And with the predestined losing, it will continue to be. 8 years of our lives and $32M of RU money better spent on someone else completely wasted.
