Zac just isn't learning

[KillerGoose]

(11-21-2022, 12:56 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: What you need to realize is those runs were not sacks, or hits to the QB.  If you never run the ball, your play-action is useless and your defenders will be just pinning their ears back with no rush lane integrity because it is a race to the QB.  That QB, unfortunately, is still usually in exactly the same spot.  I would hope for some more moving pockets and misdirection.  

Burrow was a master yesterday, but they could help make his life a bit easier with some more moving pockets and misdirection runs mixed in to slow the pass rush a bit.  

The bolded isn't true. Play-action just works, regardless of run game effectiveness or frequency. Defenses have to respect that threat of a run, they have run fits built into each call. If the QB flashes run, they have to respect it. Now, to your original point I do understand that they weren't sacks or QB hits. That's great, but that wasn't my point. I was pointing out that the run game was terrible yesterday. I guess if you want to run the ball just to keep your QB safe, then sure it complemented it. However, if you want to run the ball effectively and gash the defense, they failed.