Posted by nicko
on 2/18/2009, 12:36 pm
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http://spartandailysports.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/new-spartan-quarterback-coach-a-mistake/#comment-34
"New Spartan quarterback coach a mistake
Last year, the Spartans’ offense struggled from a lack of balance. SJSU could not run the ball, ranking 115th in rushing offense. It seemed like the Spartan offense stopped trying to run the ball toward the end of the season, making offense worse.
Since Marcus Arroyo started calling plays in 2007, the run game has disappeared. Now that Arroyo is gone, I was hoping the Spartans would go back to the balanced offense that was in place during the 2006 season that led us to a New Mexico Bowl victory.
In 2006, the Spartans ran the ball 490 times and the team averaged 356.8 yards of total offense per game. Last year, the Spartans ran the ball 386 times and averaged 282.2 yards of total offense per game.
I was happy when Arroyo left to coach at Wyoming because the offense was so bad under his guidance.
When four-star running back Lamon Muldrow signed with the Spartans, it was a step in the right direction, because it was the first step in rebuilding the run game.
Now, I hear that the Spartans have hired Terry Malley, the former offensive coordinator for the San Jose Sabercats, as Arroyo’s replacement.
Malley comes from the pass-heavy Arena Football League, and I don’t think he will emphasize the running game as much as is needed.
I see Malley as a move to keep the same style of offense that did not work last year, and it will not work this year.
There are teams, like last year’s Texas Tech and the 2007 Hawaii squad, that have had success abandoning the run game. But in big games, they got killed.
I think hiring Malley is a bad move. Last year, the Spartans were ranked 112th in the nation in total offense, and I don’t think it will be much better this year.
If the Spartans’ offense is going to improve, they will have to run the ball. Until that happens, they will not make it to another bowl game."
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