Taylor & Callahan Are Figuring It Out!

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(10-18-2022, 10:47 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: Oh, of course. It doesn't hurt anything. I just wouldn't attribute the New Orleans game to it. Running has value, particularly in the red zone and short yardage situations. It really helps finish off drives. It just doesn't help your passing game much. It can make the defense play you differently, but not inherently worse. Just as the run game was good against Baltimore and Burrow stunk, the run game was good and Burrow was fantastic against New Orleans, and the run game stunk and Burrow was fantastic against New York/Miami. 

That's just Burrow and Co. making the plays we know they can. 

I've also been of the opinion it helps finish off seasons as well. What I mean is when you get into the back half of your schedule and the weather gets colder and wetter and more miserable the passing game tends to slow a bit. And you need the ability to get those 3rd and two's, score in the red zone inside the 5 running it. Kill the clock late in games and so on.

It can and often does make a big difference in the W column.