At Kansas State, a balanced offense is a good offense

Running back Charles Jones figures to help balance a K-State offense that relied heavily on passing last season.MANHATTAN – Bill Snyder remembers 1999 as the year Kansas State nearly achieved perfection on offense.

To this day, he points out statistics that group produced – 2,090 passing yards and 2,032 rushing yards – as the gold standard for what an offense should be. Why? It is a fair question, considering that team averaged 347.7 yards, while others have approached 500. But the answer is simple. That unit had near perfect symmetry, passing and running with equal success.

“We are always trying to create balance,” Snyder said. “It has always been my priority and my belief to value balance.…