Successfully running the football is the key!

We should just go to the Saquon store and pick one up...:cool:

To add to your stat the top 5 NFC rushing teams last year were: Philly, Wash, TB, GB, Detroit
That's division winners and 2 wild card teams and both of the NFC Championship teams.
This tells me, that running the football is extremely important.
 
Dak's rookie season had Zeke, the best RB in the draft........but I agree with what you are saying that a stronger running game is Dak's best friend.
They did have Zeke, but still were playing a green, rookie QB.
 
We had Zeke and 3 first team all pros on the O line.

Didn’t win a playoff game.

QB is key.
This was one of Dak's best playoff performances, where he went head to head against Rodgers in his prime and almost pulled it off.
 
James Connor was never considered an elite back, but he was very successful running the football under Adams in Arizona. Let's see what the veterans can do first, before we think they have to go get a running back.
I don't disagree with you. I'm just mad that we're in this position in the first place.
 
The league has proven you do not need an elite running back to be successful running the football. Just look at Arizona whom was a top 5 rushing team under our new OC Adams. I agree, we might not have an option on this team, but they are easy to find.
Has it? Funny how the playoffs are littered w/ teams that have good RB's, but nooooooooooooo, it's not necessary.

The league has actually shown the exact opposite. Philly took off when they acquired Barkley.
 
We say we have to run the ball but we have to have a scheme and a mindset to run. We abandon the run because every run doesn't get us 20 yards
They brought in a former OL coach as the OC and our new HC believes in a strong ground game, this isn't going to be MM or Moore running the offense.
 
This was one of Dak's best playoff performances, where he went head to head against Rodgers in his prime and almost pulled it off.
He sucked for 3 quarters.

I guess 1 good quarter can be considered “good” when talking about loser Dak in the playoffs.
 
We should just go to the Saquon store and pick one up...:cool:

To add to your stat the top 5 NFC rushing teams last year were: Philly, Wash, TB, GB, Detroit
That's division winners and 2 wild card teams and both of the NFC Championship teams.
And all those teams have good RBs.

This ridiculous idea that good RBs are easy to find is easily disproven, and rather silly to begin w/.
 
I don't disagree with you. I'm just mad that we're in this position in the first place.
We got to see how these players perform in camp before determining if they need to upgrade the position. It is a complete unknown right now, but if the OL performs better, it will make it easier for any back to be successful.
 
QB is always key. And to make him effective, you need a good running game and a good D. We have neither!!!!!!
We’ve had both and Dak did anything with it.

He needs to do his job and pull his weight and stop being like his fanboys looking for everyone else to bail him out all the time.
 
We got to see how these players perform in camp before determining if they need to upgrade the position. It is a complete unknown right now, but if the OL performs better, it will make it easier for any back to be successful.
Always true, but we tried that little idea of any RB will do when Emmit held out for 2 games, and it quickly became apparent that any RB will not do.
 
We’ve had both and Dak did anything with it.

He needs to do his job and pull his weight and stop being like his fanboys looking for everyone else to bail him out all the time.
Sure, but that belongs in the Dak threads, not here.
 
He was more of a situational back that never cracked 1K yards with the Steelers. Both Williams/Sanders have similar numbers in their previous spots. Sanders did rush for almost 1,300 yards with the Eagles, for some reason he was buried in the depth chart in Carolina.
he had some injuries & battled cancer though plus playing in a very physical division in Pitt.
 
Sure, but that belongs in the Dak threads, not here.
So we’re supposed to pretend that we’ve not had a top of the NFL run game for most of the past decade?

We’ve had exactly what OP wants.

The difference in the Lions and Eagles is they don’t have QBs that buckle under the littlest of pressure.
 
He was more of a situational back that never cracked 1K yards with the Steelers. Both Williams/Sanders have similar numbers in their previous spots. Sanders did rush for almost 1,300 yards with the Eagles, for some reason he was buried in the depth chart in Carolina.
This is your OP.......highlighting the importance of top 10 rushing running game but it appears you are also suggesting bottom feeders ( any RB ) will suffice as long as we fix the O-line. You mention Sanders and Williams' success, yet it wasn't enough to stay with their previous teams. Just don't think you look at RB yards per se in a vacuum. The yards' impact on the game planning for both sides of the ball. Hell, I remember Darren McFadden once gained a 1000 yards for us, but like Rico, we let him walk the next season.




The top 2 NFC Teams last season were the Lions & Eagles:

Eagles were #2 in rushing, Lions were #6
#5 & #7 in rushing yards per carry
Eagles lead the league in time of possession, Lions were #2

Lions lead the league in the least amount of rushing attempts against their defense, Eagles were #7

https://www.nfl.com/stats/player-stats/category/rushing/2024/reg/all/rushingyards/desc
 

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