Logan vs Bible

When Jags was hired, he spoke of opening up the offense. What does that really mean and what will be different on the field? In an attempt to get a better understanding, I took key offensive statistics of new offensive coordinator Steve Logan’s last four seasons calling plays at East Carolina. I then compared the to the last four years of BC’s offense under Dana Bible and TOB. Take a look. (Stats courtesy of Phil Steele’s preview)

Logan’s Offense at ECU

Year	Offensive Points	First Downs	Rush Avg	Yards Per Carry	Pass AVG	Pass %	Yards Per Pass
2002	27.9	19	124	3.4	215	48.8	12.1
2001	35.1	21	213	5.4	210	55.5	12.1
2000	30.8	20	169	4.1	225	51.2	12.8
1999	27.8	20	155	4	236	57.4	14.1
AVG	30.4	20	165.25	4.23	221.5	53.23	12.78

Bible’s offense at BC

Year	Offensive Points	First Downs	Rush Avg	Yards Per Carry	Pass AVG	Pass %	Yards Per Pass
2006	26	20	114	3.4	241	62	13.7
2005	25.8	21	145	3.9	243	62.5	15
2004	27.4	20	140	3.7	245	60.1	15.6
2003	28.5	21	182	4.2	222	56.4	14.2
AVG	26.5	20.5	145.25	3.8	237.75	60.25	14.63

As you can see the first downs and total yards are similar. Logan ran more at ECU than BC has over the past few seasons. The big and important difference is in scoring. In the past I found myself acting as somewhat of a Bible apologist, but there was no defending our red zone offense. Too many drives stalled out due to confounding and conservative play calling. TD drives became FG drives. Even a supposed twist like the “First and Toal” was conservative.

I think that will change this year. If the offense can score a little more and the defense remains consistent, we might get the season many fans have been longing for.