At Cornell University, Bill Lazor was a three-year starting quarterback and graduated with 26 passing and total offensive program records. He then entered the coaching ranks immediately upon graduation and spent seven years as an assistant at Cornell. The next 12 years were spent between the NCAA as an offensive coordinator and the NFL as a positions coach. Last season, while serving as the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterbacks coach, Lazor had the privilege of being an understudy to Chip Kelly and also oversaw the record breaking season of Nick Foles, who threw 27 touchdowns compared to just two interceptions.

Up to this point in his career, Lazor has not yet called plays at the NFL level, but served as an offensive coordinator in a total of five seasons. Those terms were 2001 through 2002 at the University of Buffalo and then 2010 through 2012 at the University of Virginia. The offensive tendencies from those years were compiled below and compared to those of the recent Miami Dolphins’ offenses, as well as the recent NFL averages:

Over the past three seasons, the average NCAA team has run 70.0 offensive plays per game. Even Lazor’s offenses dating back to 2001, which are outlined above, have eclipsed that average, which has steadily risen over the years. Furthermore, Lazor’s offensive plays per game rises to 72.8 when considering only his past three seasons as an offensive coordinator. While Lazor’s offenses have helped to set the pace, the recent offenses of the Dolphins have not; Miami has finished below the NFL average in each of the past two seasons.

In his introductory press conference, Lazor spoke on the Eagles’ offense in 2013:

“When you come off of a season like we did where we were the leading rushing team in the NFL. We had the leading rusher. We had the highest rated passer. We were able to be an explosive offense. Certainly a lot of things that led to that are going to have a great impact on what I believe works going forward.”

Considering Lazor’s history, it’s safe to say that the Dolphins’ offense will exhibit… To read the rest of the breakdown, just head over to Footballyguys, where all offseason content is free.