Easy answer to our short yardage probems.

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(02-25-2022, 09:25 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: Ramping up the running game does so many things. It gets Chase and Higgins less double teams. Unleashes a real home run threat in Mixon. Helps in pass protection. It’s inhibited us forever

There is a difference between "run blocking" and "short yardage run blocking".

I agree with the idea of "ramping up the running game" for the exact reasons you mention.  We might be able to create a lot of running lanes with our wide zone scheme and gain a lot of yards, but still not get better in the short yardage drive blocking scheme.

Would I prefer to be able to consistently run for 1-2 yards when we need to?  Of course.

But if we can't then we need to let Joe air it out much more often in those short yardage situations.