Is our offensive philosophy outdated?

Watching this Florida State vs Notre Dame game tonight I just can't help but to note just how different the offensive game planning is between these two top 5 teams who have each played in a title game the past couple years. They are built for quick hitting passing plays where the run is there to simply keep a defense honest and to pound the ball on the goal line when the opponent wears down. And it made me think...

Are we stuck in a philosophy of a bygone football era while the others excel by going about things in a different way? Both these teams are looking to press the ball every time they get it and want points. They don't care about time of possession, they're not concerned with keeping the defense off the field, they want the score. And we're sitting there at 4-3 with an offense built to churn the clock and shorten games at the expense of explosive plays.

I dunno, I just look at the ways these top teams play right now and I can't help but think we're philosophically faulty with the way we're approaching the game in this day and age. We're stuck playing 90s football 15 years since others have moved on from it.

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