Zac Taylor Changed the Culture of Cincinnati Football

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(12-22-2021, 04:03 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: That is their SRS at the end of the regular season. At this point in the season, it is going to be difficult to move that rating much. It accounts for SOS and MOV, so a team would have to play very highly rated teams and beat them by a significant margin to get much movement. Cincinnati could potentially move into the top 10 with some big victories down the line, but Cleveland and Baltimore are not rated very highly.

I’m aware that the run game has a purpose late in games by burning the clock, but that isn’t really what you said. You mentioned that a run game goes a long way in the playoffs - it doesn’t. Run game effectiveness doesn’t have a correlation to victories. Now, run game attempts might because you’re salting the game away at the end, burning clock. That’s something that any team can do, though, just run the ball without much concern for efficacy. What does go a long way is defense and a strong qb.

One can make numbers say damn near anything they want.
 
A strong run game can absolutely carry the day for a team especially in the playoffs.  Thats not to say that with how the game is called now that it happens as often as it used to.

Running the football still can and often still does have a huge impact on the game.