This needs to be hung on Zac Taylor's office wall

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(12-08-2023, 03:50 PM)Whatever Wrote: Thing is, you are almost never just going to get 4 yards consistently with the run.  Usually, you'll get a 10 yard run, then a couple of one yard runs and be forced to pass on 3rd and long.  

Also keep in mind that the average NFL team only runs around 60 offensive plays a game.  If you're hell bent on running the ball 30 times only averaging 4 yards/attempt, you're going to have a lot of short drives and probably only run 50 or so plays.  Good luck trying to win running it 30 times for a 120 and throwing 20 times.

You never go into a game wanting to pass/run the ball a target of times or for a target number of yards.  You call plays based on down and distance, what the defense is doing, what's been working, what hasn't, what's the score, etc.  

Right. What i was saying was, if you do get around 27-30 carries in a game--as the Bengals did Monday night--it means one of the two things i listed. The main thing is how effective the runs are, i.e., result vs when they happen. 

I'd never go into a game saying, we have to run the ball 30 times to have any hope to win. You may throw it 45 times and run it 15 and win 35-14. The Bengals were able to run the ball effectively Monday night.

Effectiveness > YPC when you don't have a really good run game.