02-12-2022, 10:55 AM
(02-12-2022, 10:11 AM)Synric Wrote: The Rams strength is their penetrating defensive line. If the Bengals can get the running game going it will force them to plant their feet and 2 gap. Also a consistent run game leads to more 3rd and shorts instead of the 3rd and longs we have seen the last couple of weeks.
As for the run helping the pass it's a given a balanced offense helps both the run and pass.
Sure, I'm not saying that a run game is useless. If it is working, then it helps. Cincinnati's doesn't work very well is really all I am saying. Cincinnati doesn't have a consistent run game, generally speaking. Sometimes it shows up.
For your last point, that isn't quite the argument I make. A balanced offense is a necessity - if you throw the ball without concern for the run, defenses get into their pressure packages and can wreak havoc on your QB. This was something the Bills found themselves struggling with this season. What I am saying is that the effectiveness of your run game matters not for the effectiveness of your pass game. As you run the ball better, your QB doesn't perform better. His rating doesn't go up, his success rate doesn't go up, his YPA doesn't go up, he doesn't throw for more TDs, on and on. The inverse is true as well. As your running game doesn't perform, your QB doesn't play worse. There is zero correlation to QB play and RB play. They are independent of each other.
What a balanced offense helps with is ambiguity within your playcalling. There has to be variety for effectiveness, unless your in a special situation where you have Tom Brady or something along those lines.
