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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 457903" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I disagree. The old mentality is 'run the ball to set up the pass'. IMO the success of the WCO was the biggest factor in changing that mentality league-wide and the trend in rule changes which favor the passing game accelerated it. If teams don't run in order to keep Ds honest, why do teams like the Packers run at all? Over the past three seasons if you remove Rodgers' rushing attempts, McCarthy's offenses have run the ball a little more than 35% of the time. What defies conventional wisdom IMO is I believe statistical analysis reveals that except in short-yardage and end-of-game-protect-the-lead drives, the number of rushing attempts is as important as success running the ball. While that may be counter-intuitive it supports the notion that its the <em>threat of a run</em> that is necessary to aid in protecting the QB and ultimately for success passing the ball. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Ask any O lineman who plays for an NFL team which emphasizes the pass and he will tell you he loves running plays because they enable him to punish opponents by delivering a blow instead of receiving them. It is extremely difficult to protect the passer play after play after play if the D knows the O will be passing the ball every play. Beyond that, one of the reasons HCs like McCarthy give QBs like Rodgers the ability to audible at the LOS is to take advantage of Ds which are going "all out" to stop either the run or the pass. That's the essence of keeping the D honest and not relentlessly pinning its ears back going after the QB. BTW, that's also the reason we really don't know the exact percentage of run/pass plays called by McCarthy.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">IMO a fair reading of this post implies that McCarthy is foolishly "wasting" plays running the ball except in short yardage and end of game drives. IMO those fans who advocate for more running plays are incorrect but this post goes too far in the other direction. In summary, if McCarthy doesn't run the ball to keep Ds honest, what reason(s) (other than the two circumstances mentioned) do you believe he has for doing so? Or is he just wrong in not calling passing plays 90% - 95% of the time? </span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 457903, member: 4300"] [SIZE=3][FONT=tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]I disagree. The old mentality is 'run the ball to set up the pass'. IMO the success of the WCO was the biggest factor in changing that mentality league-wide and the trend in rule changes which favor the passing game accelerated it. If teams don't run in order to keep Ds honest, why do teams like the Packers run at all? Over the past three seasons if you remove Rodgers' rushing attempts, McCarthy's offenses have run the ball a little more than 35% of the time. What defies conventional wisdom IMO is I believe statistical analysis reveals that except in short-yardage and end-of-game-protect-the-lead drives, the number of rushing attempts is as important as success running the ball. While that may be counter-intuitive it supports the notion that its the [I]threat of a run[/I] that is necessary to aid in protecting the QB and ultimately for success passing the ball. [/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]Ask any O lineman who plays for an NFL team which emphasizes the pass and he will tell you he loves running plays because they enable him to punish opponents by delivering a blow instead of receiving them. It is extremely difficult to protect the passer play after play after play if the D knows the O will be passing the ball every play. Beyond that, one of the reasons HCs like McCarthy give QBs like Rodgers the ability to audible at the LOS is to take advantage of Ds which are going "all out" to stop either the run or the pass. That's the essence of keeping the D honest and not relentlessly pinning its ears back going after the QB. BTW, that's also the reason we really don't know the exact percentage of run/pass plays called by McCarthy.[/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]IMO a fair reading of this post implies that McCarthy is foolishly "wasting" plays running the ball except in short yardage and end of game drives. IMO those fans who advocate for more running plays are incorrect but this post goes too far in the other direction. In summary, if McCarthy doesn't run the ball to keep Ds honest, what reason(s) (other than the two circumstances mentioned) do you believe he has for doing so? Or is he just wrong in not calling passing plays 90% - 95% of the time? [/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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