But teams in the NFL are pass, pass, pass on purpose. The NFL rules are set up for that. So they're already one dimensional. Heck New Orleans and Denver never run the football.
Denver is 12th in the league in rush attempts per game. Saints are 21st.
I see the smiley but not sure it's true intent so thought I would give the stat man some stats.
It's an interesting topic because there is no easy answer. The 10 teams that run the ball the fewest has only two teams (Bears and Cards) with winning records at this point. Cowboys and Dolphins are at 500 record wise. This bottom ten group includes the Jags, Vikings, Steelers & Falcons. That tells me that the teams with losing records are getting behind in games and having to throw the ball to catch up which skews this stat.
Then you have arguably the best team in the NFL (Seahawks) who have the most run attempts per game. 49ers are 2nd. Of course both of those teams lean far more on their D to win games then their Offense.
There is more than one way to win games in the NFL but being able to pass effectively is the best option.
No the best option is to have a first round QB.
Yep.
As for New Orleans the announcers last night were making fun of the Saints saying the run on their first play was their mandatory running play for the game and from then on it would be nothing but passing. So the smiley.
Gotcha. It's amazing how often the announcers know less than fans.
BTW 5 of the top 10 teams in passing yards per game are in first place in their division. Broncos, Saints, Lions, Bengals, and Eagles
This is why I call you the stat man. I throw something out there and you get more info that I didn't see.
And of course there's the Washington Redskins who are 10th in passing and 3rd in rushing and are 3-6.
