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per Randy:
Fleck knows the passing game needs to be much more dynamic in 2022 for the Gophers to win the Big Ten West Division and play in a bowl of higher stature. The offensive line and run game dominance didn't happen every game, and the upset losses to Bowling Green and Illinois exploited a weakness as Morgan threw a combined four interceptions and was sacked 10 times.
The Gophers, who rushed the ball 70% of the time and passed it 30% last year on their way to a 9-4 record, at times looked like a service academy without the fun of running the Wishbone.
During training camp, Morgan focused on his accuracy and Ciarrocca fined-tuned the details that the Gophers hope will result in a more dynamic attack, be it by land or air. Certainly, they want to have a more balanced run-pass mix like they had in 2019, when they ran the ball 63.4% of the time and passed it 36.6%.
Ciarrocca, though, put his spin on what he considers a balanced offense.
"If we need to run for 300 yards to win the game, we'll run for 300 yards,'' he said. "And if we need to throw for 350 and run for 150, that's what we'll be able to do. When I've been in charge of offenses that have been really good, that's what we've been able to do.''
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Go Gophers!!
Fleck knows the passing game needs to be much more dynamic in 2022 for the Gophers to win the Big Ten West Division and play in a bowl of higher stature. The offensive line and run game dominance didn't happen every game, and the upset losses to Bowling Green and Illinois exploited a weakness as Morgan threw a combined four interceptions and was sacked 10 times.
The Gophers, who rushed the ball 70% of the time and passed it 30% last year on their way to a 9-4 record, at times looked like a service academy without the fun of running the Wishbone.
During training camp, Morgan focused on his accuracy and Ciarrocca fined-tuned the details that the Gophers hope will result in a more dynamic attack, be it by land or air. Certainly, they want to have a more balanced run-pass mix like they had in 2019, when they ran the ball 63.4% of the time and passed it 36.6%.
Ciarrocca, though, put his spin on what he considers a balanced offense.
"If we need to run for 300 yards to win the game, we'll run for 300 yards,'' he said. "And if we need to throw for 350 and run for 150, that's what we'll be able to do. When I've been in charge of offenses that have been really good, that's what we've been able to do.''
Gophers rescue plan: Can returning offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca reignite the passing game?
The Gophers offense was prolific under Ciarrocca in 2019 but sputtered the past two seasons while he was at Penn State and West Virginia.
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Go Gophers!!
