Quote:An excellent line of inquiry.

 

I say 20 TDs from the running game is reasonable IF the defense produces a few turnovers that puts the offense in short fields.  But that sounds like a lot of TDs.

 

The closest performance to this in recent team memory was 2010.

 

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/te...x/2010.htm

 

Garrard threw 26 TDs, and the running game produced 14, with total scoring =353 points or  22 ppg.

 

Will this team need a 2010 MJD type performance from Yeldon to get to 24 ppg?

 

Is that possible?

 

Garrard holds the Franchise passing TD record with 23 in 2010.  Brunell had 20 twice in 1998 & 2000.  Bortles need  to break that record year after year soon!

 

Yeldon won't be shouldering the load completely.  I see a very balanced rushing attack leading this team in 2015.  I wouldn't be surprised at all if our top three guys, Yeldon, Gerhart, and Denard, have 5+ TDs each.  Do I expect that, no.  I think we'll take a giant leap forward with 20 ppg, so 25 TDs from Bortles and 14 from the running game would crack 20 ppg.

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