Would A running focus team be a bad thing?

[xclr82xtc]

The way i see it is that most of the teams in the NFL are starting to...well.. already have started mainly worrying about the pass threat.   And are structuring their defense as such.  isnt it Tampa that said they are running 3-4 this year?    So lets assume we have D-will and stewart healthy, and they CAN pound the ball,  with two backs doesnt that put us in a position to exploit a flaw in a defense designed soley around the pass.  I mean yeah, on occasion you need to throw, but if we can just find someone to run a decent route and open up things for olsen, I think were golden.   The key is that stewart gets healthy..  playing a team in the 3-4  with two backs like we have is pretty much and automatic 3-4 yard gain every time IMO  I dont think G-Man will ignore OL and WR in the draft so we will def have bodies on the field that can catch.

[CRA]

If we had a big mauling OL and a young great reliable RB it wouldn't be bad.

We classify as a running team bc Newton bails the rush game out on the stat sheet

[Jangler]

I like it when we are a run first team. And even with Cam and a new WR corps coming in, I think we should try to stay that way. Helps the QB and the defense. I hope we can get back to being a run it down your fuging throat team.

[RoaringRiot]

This is why we need to go hogmolly in the first round.  

[nosuchthingasapanther]

ask the seahawks if it's a bad thing.

[Snake]

Problem is oline. Fix that and 70% of our problems on offence are gone.

[carpanfan96]

Wing T!!!!!!!

[top dawg]

Balance, smarts (I.e., the ability to adapt to the situation at hand) and exploitation of your opponent's weakness is ideal.  You must have the tools to do it all. But, yes, if a team fails to stop the run, then you keep running right down their throats.

[Ace_Aladdin]

If we had a big mauling OL and a young great reliable RB it wouldn't be bad.

We classify as a running team bc Newton bails the rush game out on the stat sheet

 

Newton only accounted for 550 yds of rushing out of 2,000yds

[Ace_Aladdin]

The way i see it is that most of the teams in the NFL are starting to...well.. already have started mainly worrying about the pass threat.   And are structuring their defense as such.  isnt it Tampa that said they are running 3-4 this year?    So lets assume we have D-will and stewart healthy, and they CAN pound the ball,  with two backs doesnt that put us in a position to exploit a flaw in a defense designed soley around the pass.  I mean yeah, on occasion you need to throw, but if we can just find someone to run a decent route and open up things for olsen, I think were golden.   The key is that stewart gets healthy..  playing a team in the 3-4  with two backs like we have is pretty much and automatic 3-4 yard gain every time IMO  I dont think G-Man will ignore OL and WR in the draft so we will def have bodies on the field that can catch.

 

Yes, it will and I believe we will lean heavily on the run game and 2 TE set. We are getting younger at the OL position and Stewart will have a healthy off-season. Stewart is the feature back, Williams for change of pace, & Tolbert for short yardage & goal line.

[gettlemanjack]

Last season we were 3rd-lowest in the NFL in pass attempts, the only two teams that threw it less were the 49ers and Seahawks

http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/passing/sort/passingAttempts

[Guest Dark Knight]

Seattle did it last year with a horrible offensive line.

[Zod]

We couldn't run the ball last year and we have gotten worse.

[Zod]

Seattle did it last year with a horrible offensive line.

 

and an NFL caliber OC. Welp.