A positive - Chase Brown

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(12-12-2024, 03:25 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Yeah, I have even heard this with Zac not wanting to take the ball out of Joe's hands which is honestly understandable. The problem is 
this puts a ton of pressure on Joe even if he thrives under pressure. If we could have a respectable running game it would take a lot of 
the pressure off of Joe and it would give Defenses much more headaches.

I couldn't imagine being a Defense and having to worry about a good running game on top of Joe Burrow and his accuracy in the passing
game with the best WR in the NFL!

A team still has to have an alternate strategy, for the reason you mentioned, and because nothing works exactly as it should all of the time and some days the opposing defense just has an answer for what you're wanting to do. The only way to have a good running game is to run the ball a significant portion of the time. Alternating drives as pass heavy and run heavy is a good way to achieve balance, or just calling a balanced game in general keeps the offense from being so predictable.