Stallion wrote:rationalize all you want but for a Run and Shoot QB to have that completion % and yards per attempt is REALLY, REALLY Bad-below the Mendoza Line. 70% is the goal-65% is good-60% is very average-53% is poor in the Run and Shoot. He was running because he didn't know how the hell to run the offense. +21 alone in sacks. Yards per attempt is another red flag that he wasn't able to see his receivers downfield. Passing Rating was No. 111 out 116 QBs in the Country. There are rationalizations as to why he didn't perform better and whether he'll improve but if we are going to dog Piland its fair to compare him to Gilbert's significantly worse stats-look it up in the dictionary.
You're putting some things on Glibert's back that he is not fully responsible for (it's a team game)and using stats to bolster what I think is a weak argument. Late in the season some of those runs were designed plays and if he can run out of trouble for positive yardage free-lancing, all the better. I watched Gilbert blossom into a better QB as the season progressed because he had more options. The offensive players seemed to gain confidence in him as well. I would also question your assertion that he didn't know how to run the offense, I think he did.
