09-16-2023, 07:20 PM
(09-16-2023, 06:03 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: We had one series that put together 2 1st down good runs, he had ove half our runs in 1st half go for 3 yards or less, that was not a way to sustain drives in 1st half so hence not many carries and 1st downs. On the flip side probably half Browns run were over 5 yards a carry which helped continue drives.
Not saying we didn't have bad runs but so did the Browns. Not saying our run game is as good as the Browns. We had more success with the run than just one drive. But on that one drive we had 4 runs for 41 yds. Then had a 3rd and 3 on the Browns 38 with a long incomplete pass to Higgins causing 4th down. So I don't think it was we weren't good enough to lean on the run although the coaches mightve thought so. But they also thought having Burrow throw it 31 times with a lower average than our run game was a good idea. So I think it's safe to say looking back at that game leaning on the run was the direction we should've gone.
