"When you get in the second half, that skews. But we had 25 attempts last week in the game (a 40-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts). There was real balance in the first half of the football game when it was a close game. I think it gets out of hand, so when you look at some of the numbers, I think we had 25 rushing attempts and 36 passing attempts at the end of the day. But in the first half, it was really even."
"We don't want to ever rely on the quarterback having to do the whole show and sitting in a shotgun, throw the football," Carroll said Wednesday. "I never coached that way. ... We got to make sure that we're calling all the best stuff in the situations."
Chip Kelly defended the Raiders' offensive game plan and said first-half playcalling showed balance between rushing and passing, though second-half situations can skew statistics. Pete Carroll urged a heavier run focus and more play-action to reduce reliance on Geno Smith, who went 25-of-36 for 228 yards and two interceptions against the Colts. Carroll wanted a run-heavy approach entering the season, prompting the selection of running back Ashton Jeanty. The Raiders have averaged 173 rushing yards in the last two games after 72.3 yards in the first three, and Jeanty has totaled 264 yards from scrimmage during the recent stretch.
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