To add to the prior point, people tend to confuse the success of play-action passing with the success of running the ball. Play-action passing does work because of how it changes the spacing on the field, resulting in larger windows between the second and third levels of the defense. The fallacy is in the notion that a good running game is a prerequisite for effective play-action passing. There's no correlation between the two. Play-action passing works by tricking a linebacker or safety into seeing a running play develop. Players react to a running play independent of the success of prior running plays.
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