So far this year the gameplans have been for Brett and his WRs to abuse questionable secondaries.
It has worked.
I understand our teams rushing yards and rushing average is bad, but we don't even try. So why worry?
week 1: 17 total rush attempts (one by favre)
week 2: 29 total rush attempts (two by favre)
week 3: 13 total rush attempts (two by favre)
week 4: 20 total rush attempts (one by jon ryan, one by driver, four by favre)
With those attempts, are we really expected to be in the top half of rushing yards, and rushing average?
11 of the above runs were rushed for 1st downs. Good strategic use of the run game, and not running for the sake of running.
Why run if it won't do well? Why run when you face a top 10 run defense? Why force the issue with young and injured backs when you have a hall of fame QB? Why run when you can pass with ease?
WHY WORRY?
I would be worried if we TRIED to run a lot and failed. Then I would be scared, nervous, and hoping it improved.
Now I'm NOT saying the running game is awesome, and just hasn't had a shot to show off yet. I'm saying we should wait till we actually have a game where a running back has more than 20 solo rush attempts. How many times has that happened this year? NONE!
Let's see what happens when we face a bad rush D.
Let's see what happens when the passing game is taken away and we HAVE to run.
Till then, why worry?
This is basically the same O-line as last year. Ahman had over 1000 yards and Morency had a 4.6 average.
Green Bay is using short passes as substitutions for runs, and you know what? They're working. And you know what else? I'd rather put my trust in Favre\Driver than Ryan Grant.
The Denver Broncos(week 8 opponent) has one of the WORST running defenses in the league(yards and average). THAT is a game to look at. Judge the running game off THAT game, not when we face top 10 running defenses, which is what the Eagles and Giants are(Chicago is 11th).
Week 8. That's the game to judge. They have a bad running D and a good passing D. Till then, we play teams with BAD passing D's and GOOD running D's.
Till then, why worry? Let our running backs get experience and healthy, and let Brett Favre and his pals make opposing pass defenses look like a joke.
It has worked.
I understand our teams rushing yards and rushing average is bad, but we don't even try. So why worry?
week 1: 17 total rush attempts (one by favre)
week 2: 29 total rush attempts (two by favre)
week 3: 13 total rush attempts (two by favre)
week 4: 20 total rush attempts (one by jon ryan, one by driver, four by favre)
With those attempts, are we really expected to be in the top half of rushing yards, and rushing average?
11 of the above runs were rushed for 1st downs. Good strategic use of the run game, and not running for the sake of running.
Why run if it won't do well? Why run when you face a top 10 run defense? Why force the issue with young and injured backs when you have a hall of fame QB? Why run when you can pass with ease?
WHY WORRY?
I would be worried if we TRIED to run a lot and failed. Then I would be scared, nervous, and hoping it improved.
Now I'm NOT saying the running game is awesome, and just hasn't had a shot to show off yet. I'm saying we should wait till we actually have a game where a running back has more than 20 solo rush attempts. How many times has that happened this year? NONE!
Let's see what happens when we face a bad rush D.
Let's see what happens when the passing game is taken away and we HAVE to run.
Till then, why worry?
This is basically the same O-line as last year. Ahman had over 1000 yards and Morency had a 4.6 average.
Green Bay is using short passes as substitutions for runs, and you know what? They're working. And you know what else? I'd rather put my trust in Favre\Driver than Ryan Grant.
The Denver Broncos(week 8 opponent) has one of the WORST running defenses in the league(yards and average). THAT is a game to look at. Judge the running game off THAT game, not when we face top 10 running defenses, which is what the Eagles and Giants are(Chicago is 11th).
Week 8. That's the game to judge. They have a bad running D and a good passing D. Till then, we play teams with BAD passing D's and GOOD running D's.
Till then, why worry? Let our running backs get experience and healthy, and let Brett Favre and his pals make opposing pass defenses look like a joke.