http://www.footballperspective.com/why-do-teams-run-the-ball-part-ii/ NFL History and Stats Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 http://www.footballperspective.com/why-do-teams-run-the-ball-part-ii/#comment-358858 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:51:46 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=26350#comment-358858 […] was 18 years ago that I first asked the question, why do teams run the ball? And then 11 years ago, I revisited that post. Seven years ago, I wrote Part III of this article bringing the data current […]

]]> http://www.footballperspective.com/why-do-teams-run-the-ball-part-ii/#comment-329478 Sun, 15 Oct 2017 17:52:00 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=26350#comment-329478 The rules that favor the pass (and the offense in general) are ruing the game for me. A good running game, the offensive line trying to impose it’s will on the defense etc is fun to watch. It also opens up longer passing plays with defenses reacting to play action and playing closer to the line of scrimmage. Todays dink and dunk all pass offenses are like watching flag football in pads. Boring.
Good defensive play is also fun but the rules have made good defense almost impossible to play. If I want to watch a game where points scored before the 4th quarter are almost meaningless I will turn on the NBA.

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