RonnieT24
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I want Dallas to run but to continue to run you have to be somewhat successful. This is why Rams did not stay with the run that much, because they were losing yards not gaining anything. Down by the goal outside of a QB sneak they did not try to run it, they threw to Kupp. Cinn with Mixon did a better job of the run and had a little more success with it, I do think they needed to run a bit more than they did because of the pressure on Burrow. I'm all for running the ball but not just for show but being effective doing it, because 2nd and 3rd and long is not a position I want to stay in. When Dallas was running early in the season they were being effective, as defense adjusted putting more pressure up the middle vs Williams and Biadasz the run game started to suffer.
VS SF Zeke had 12 runs on the game that is about the same number Rams ran the ball with Akers and Cinn did with Mixon. You say they did not abandon the run? Stats say otherwise.
Define "successful." The Rams averaged 1.9 yards per carry.. Yet ran it 23 times. The Cowboys averaged 3.3 ypc against the 49ers.. but only ran it 21 times. So the Rams trailed from the start of the 3rd quarter until a minute left.. but still ran the ball more than the Cowboys?. Yes the Cowboys were down by two scores for a stretch but clearly they had a better day running the ball than the Rams did in the Super Bowl.. yet refused to use it. Frankly Cincy blew it by not running the ball more. Mixon was having a decent game and the Rams' d-line was all over Burrow from the middle of third quarter on. Those coaches really hung that kid out to dry.
Finally running is not "just for show." It's to keep the defense honest. It's to allow your QB to be able to receive the snap without two guys in his face immediately because the d-line isn't even thinking about the running backs. It's as old as football, man. If you are one-dimensional, you are easier to stop, no matter how good that one dimension might be.