A New Look Offense or the Same but Better?

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Originally Posted by The Goat

I think it's consequential to the quarterback and therefor offense as a whole. I bet if you looked at the percent of games Manning/Brady pass right out of the gate it's much higher than 25%.

Why/how does the 1st play of the offense being pass/run effect the type offense?
And how does the opening play being a pass or a run effect the QB and therefore the offense as a whole?

There are only 16 games therefore there are only 16 '1st plays' in the context of a season where there are roughly 1040 plays.
We're talking about 1 play out of 65 for a game or 16 plays out 1040 for a season.
I don't understand what difference it makes if the 1st offensive play of a game is a pass or a run.

I don't see why the nature (pass/run) of the 1st play of game holds some special importance.
Its just one play and in the context of a game a relatively unimportant or inconsequential play.
Games are not won or lost based on the opening play of the game.

Originally Posted by The Goat

I bet if you looked at the percent of games Manning/Brady pass right out of the gate it's much higher than 25%.

Even if Brady/Manning 1st offensive play of a game was a pass more then 25% what difference does that make?
What effect does that have on the rest of the game?
The outcome of the game or the type of offense/gameplan is not determined by the opening play call.