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Sep 12, 2019 · Running the ball in short yardage is much more effective than passing the ball in short yardage and in the red zone as well. And, of course, at the end of games, you don’t want to take risks with passing the ball too much. At the end of the game, you’ve got the lead — you want to run the ball and secure it and just keep the clock moving.
Meaning despite JT being one of the most efficient runners in NFL history, the average passing play gains more yards than the average running play for the Colts. More factors go into this obviously. Running plays generally have a higher floor but lower ceiling per play and the risk of a turnover on a passing play is significantly higher (interceptions are far more common than fumbles).
The break-even WP—where pass plays start to have a higher EPA than run plays—was 13% in 2019. Theoretically, at this WP, pass plays became sufficiently unpredictable such that passing was more effective than running. Pass play percentage decreases as WP increases. Teams that are winning run more, and teams that are losing pass more.
Jul 26, 2019 · The game rules have been changed to make passing easier and more efficient and the CBA rules limit contact in practice, which makes it a lot more difficult for offenses to refine a physical run game.
- Ted Nguyen
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Sep 27, 2024 · The league’s passing data through three weeks is indeed jarring—and not in a good way. This is the first time since 2008 that there have been fewer than 20,000 passing yards across the league ...
Sep 6, 2013 · Looking at just yards per attempt, one would think that NFL teams aren’t more effective at passing now than they were in the middle of the 1950s. But the next stage in the aerial evolution didn’t make the passing game more productive: it made it more consistent. From 1950 to 1978, the league average sack rate hovered around 8.3 percent ...
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Passing is far more valuable than rushing More evenly distributed run/pass play-calling does not lead to increased efficiency To the extent that teams increased pass frequency, there’s no indication yet of a frequency that leads to diminishing returns We cannot calculate an optimal run/pass ratio until there is data showing that there is such ...
