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Originally Posted by mheisig
You forget that the average ADHD football fan is to enamored with the pretty footballs flying through the air to pay attention to statistics.
Fact of the matter is that even the famously "pass happy" offenses like the Patriots and Colts also have Top Ten running games.
The Colts running game is #5 overall, averaging 31 rushes per game, 4.4 YPC and 140 yds/game.
The Patriots running game is #8 overall, averaging 32 rushes per game, 4.2 YPC and 135 yds/game.
As saden said, historically in the NFL the run game is used to establish the pass and I see no reason whatsoever to think any differently in 2007.
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The difference is those teams pass and sprinkle in run plays. They DO NOT try and come out and play smashmouth all the time.