Here's the thing with Daboll, people were hoping he'd run and so far he's done that. I'm just not sure this is what people had in mind.
Against FSU, a tough defense, they rushed 42 times and passed 18 times. That's obviously not balanced. By comparison Alabama ran 34 times and passed 32 times against Clemson. The thing is, you'd expect Alabama to open things up more against Fresno State. Instead, Alabama rushed 39 times and passed 27 time (and they were still passing fairly late in the game).
The thing is, most Alabama games last year saw balanced passing/rushing attempts. Daboll clearly isn't doing that (yet at least). It should be pointed out though that he's a relatively unproven commodity as a play caller (a few shaky years as an NFL OC) and he's also not a college guy at all really. So, he might still be adjusting to the college game, or he might just be a more risk adverse play caller, which is what a lot of people wanted anyway. Clearly though, Hurts isn't the only reason Alabama is running more, because it was usually more balanced last year.
Then we have a bit of an unknown when it comes to the offensive line. We haven't really seen a lot of Alabama just methodically ramming the ball down the throats of the opponents, we haven't seen a lot of Hurts having all day in the pocket. It's early though, but I do hope the line can really become a weapon and if they do I think we'll see more good things from the offense.
Finally, there is Hurts. He's played well, he's got better stats than last year, but the limited pass attempts are a concern. I think in the next game we'd all like to see Alabama open things up more, pass more, and really showcase that aspect of the offense. However, there are several moving parts that have to come together in order for that to happen.
We have it good --- compared to some