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Some other interesting stats:
Huard's sack rate was about 10% of the times he went back to pass.
Croyle's was 7.5%
Huard's best passing efficiency was on 1st down. Croyles was on 3rd down and worst on first down. Why was Croyle so bad on 1st down? Yards per attempt were low (the dumbass coaches only called short passes on first down) and interceptions were high (Croyle's inexperience). On 3rd down, Croyle's completion percentage was lower, but the yards per attempt were almost a full yard higher than on first down. Also, he made much better decisions on 3rd down with 3 TDs and only 1 INT. Let him play and see what he can do.
Both QBs had their best passing efficiency in the 2nd quarter, next best in the 4th quarter and worst in the 1st quarter. Again, to me that points to coaching and play calling. I feel like we come out of the locker room at the beginning of both halves just not wanting something bad to happen on the first drive. By the end of each half, we are in the groove (relatively speaking) and more effective, but the coaches don't trust the players with aggressive plays until later in the half. Contrast to Vermiel who always had a great set of plays scripted for the beginning of the game.
I hope this year the coaches will trust the players. But the most important thing is that we have to find a way to run the ball. I'm hopeful about running left and depressed about the thought of running right.
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