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I don't think that there is any doubt that we have one of the best QB Coach/Qb combinations in the country (talking about Mark and not Jon). For my taste, Kaaya and Richt are not just one of the best combinations, they are at the top of the list. I honestly can't remember the last time that I was this excited about our offense, specifically the passing game. My excitement along with me being bored today led me to do a little research to see what we may be in store for regarding our passing game this upcoming season. Considering that we have one of the top QB's in the country, I wonder if our offense will be pass heavy this year. I was inclined to believe that our offense will be very balanced based upon Richt's pro-style approach. However, what I discovered during my research is there is a tale of two different Richt's as it relates to his offenses. Below is a list of the 12 starting QB's and their PAG's (Pass Attempts per Game) that Richt had dating back to 1990, the year that he became the QB coach at FSU. It's worth noting that he became the OC at FSU in 1994. Also worth noting, as most of us already know, Richt turned over play calling duties at UGA in 2007. As for the list, I only included the year that each QB had the highest number of PAG's during their careers under Richt.
Brad Johnson- 1990- 14.8 pag
Casey Weldon- 1991- 26.0 pag
Charlie Ward- 1993- 34.5 pag
Danny Kanell- 1995- 36.5 pag
Thad Busby- 1997- 35.4 pag
Chris Weinke- 2000- 35.5 pag
David Green- 2003- 31.2 pag
DJ Shockley- 2005- 25.8 pag
Matt Stafford- 2008- 29.4 pag
Aaron Murray- 2013- 31.5 pag
Hutson Mason- 2014- 21.3 pag
Grayson Lambert- 2015- 21.3 pag
There's a lot of different analysis and thoughts that can be taken from the above list (curious to hear yours). Several things stood out to me. The last 4 QB's at FSU and the first 4 QB's at UGA threw the ball significantly more than the other QB's on the list. That span of 8 QB's also happen to be during the prime of Richt's career when he was considered to be an elite offensive coach. When you take a closer look of that "prime" time span, you will find that the 4 QB's at FSU had an average of 35.5 pag compared to the 4 QB's at UGA that had an average of only 29.4 pag. That is literally an average of 6 more pag at FSU than at UGA. I know that a few may say that 6 attempts a game is not that much of a difference. I beg to differ, especially when you factor in Kaaya's stats from last year. When you factor in his stats, 6 more attempts can be a world of a difference. Kaaya completed 61.2% of his passes last year with an average of 13.6 yards per completion. Simply put, 6 more attempts for Kaaya means 3.6 more completions a game. At 13.6 yards per completion, that results in 49 more passing yards per game which is 637 more passing yards in a 13 game season (Bowl game included).
Of course, there are a lot of variables to factor in regarding what type of year Kaaya can have this season based upon the above stats, facts, and predictive analysis. Will he have a better or worse completion percentage? I think he will, giving that he is now working with a true QB guru and I can't possibly imagine our receivers dropping near the amount of passes that our receivers dropped last year (we were among the worst in the country). I'm not really a betting man, but based on those two variables alone, I am willing to bet that his completion % will actually improve from his 61.2% from last year.
The major question in all of this is which Richt are we getting at the U? Will it be late fsu/early uga Richt or will it be early fsu/late uga Richt? Either one will be a tremendous upgrade from what we've had to deal with over the past decade or so. One thing that we know for sure, is Numbers don't lie!!! Most discussions about Richt in the media seems to be about when he was calling plays and when he wasn't calling plays. I believe the more relevant discussion should be about how much more explosive, efficient, and unstoppable his offfenses were when he was also the QB coach in addition to calling plays. Richt's offenses during his prime at FSU and during his prime at UGA were glaringly different styles. He was the OC at FSU and at UGA. The stark difference is he was also the QB coach at FSU in addition to calling the plays. At UGA, Mike Bobo was the QB coach when Richt was calling the plays. That suggest to me that Richt is more pass heavy in his offenses when he is also the QB coach as opposed to when he is not. During that span, FSU offenses set several passing records, had 2 different Heisman trophy winners, and oh yeah, they also won 2 national championships. Now that Richt is back in the QB room, we can again have those same expectations without it being considered far fetched, finally!!!
Go canes!
Brad Johnson- 1990- 14.8 pag
Casey Weldon- 1991- 26.0 pag
Charlie Ward- 1993- 34.5 pag
Danny Kanell- 1995- 36.5 pag
Thad Busby- 1997- 35.4 pag
Chris Weinke- 2000- 35.5 pag
David Green- 2003- 31.2 pag
DJ Shockley- 2005- 25.8 pag
Matt Stafford- 2008- 29.4 pag
Aaron Murray- 2013- 31.5 pag
Hutson Mason- 2014- 21.3 pag
Grayson Lambert- 2015- 21.3 pag
There's a lot of different analysis and thoughts that can be taken from the above list (curious to hear yours). Several things stood out to me. The last 4 QB's at FSU and the first 4 QB's at UGA threw the ball significantly more than the other QB's on the list. That span of 8 QB's also happen to be during the prime of Richt's career when he was considered to be an elite offensive coach. When you take a closer look of that "prime" time span, you will find that the 4 QB's at FSU had an average of 35.5 pag compared to the 4 QB's at UGA that had an average of only 29.4 pag. That is literally an average of 6 more pag at FSU than at UGA. I know that a few may say that 6 attempts a game is not that much of a difference. I beg to differ, especially when you factor in Kaaya's stats from last year. When you factor in his stats, 6 more attempts can be a world of a difference. Kaaya completed 61.2% of his passes last year with an average of 13.6 yards per completion. Simply put, 6 more attempts for Kaaya means 3.6 more completions a game. At 13.6 yards per completion, that results in 49 more passing yards per game which is 637 more passing yards in a 13 game season (Bowl game included).
Of course, there are a lot of variables to factor in regarding what type of year Kaaya can have this season based upon the above stats, facts, and predictive analysis. Will he have a better or worse completion percentage? I think he will, giving that he is now working with a true QB guru and I can't possibly imagine our receivers dropping near the amount of passes that our receivers dropped last year (we were among the worst in the country). I'm not really a betting man, but based on those two variables alone, I am willing to bet that his completion % will actually improve from his 61.2% from last year.
The major question in all of this is which Richt are we getting at the U? Will it be late fsu/early uga Richt or will it be early fsu/late uga Richt? Either one will be a tremendous upgrade from what we've had to deal with over the past decade or so. One thing that we know for sure, is Numbers don't lie!!! Most discussions about Richt in the media seems to be about when he was calling plays and when he wasn't calling plays. I believe the more relevant discussion should be about how much more explosive, efficient, and unstoppable his offfenses were when he was also the QB coach in addition to calling plays. Richt's offenses during his prime at FSU and during his prime at UGA were glaringly different styles. He was the OC at FSU and at UGA. The stark difference is he was also the QB coach at FSU in addition to calling the plays. At UGA, Mike Bobo was the QB coach when Richt was calling the plays. That suggest to me that Richt is more pass heavy in his offenses when he is also the QB coach as opposed to when he is not. During that span, FSU offenses set several passing records, had 2 different Heisman trophy winners, and oh yeah, they also won 2 national championships. Now that Richt is back in the QB room, we can again have those same expectations without it being considered far fetched, finally!!!
Go canes!
