Over the past two years one of the biggest points of contention about Steve Addazio's offense has been the lack of a passing attack. While the Eagles finished last year 85th in total offense the passing attack was particularly underutilized falling to 124th in the country (129.3 yards per game). There could be multiple reasons why the yardage was so low last year. First Addazio emphasized the run because he wanted to eat up clock with long protracted drives that ate up as much time as possible and allowed his defense to rest.
Secondly, Tyler Murphy was MUCH better running the ball then throwing the ball where he could be inconsistent at times.