We can't line up w/ Dak and fling it 50 times/game and expect to win. Just a terrible philosophy.
I'd guess you're speaking to a youngster, prolly a FF player.
Yeah FF players don't bother to notice that in the past three seasons the top 10 rushing teams have made the playoffs 26 of a possible 30 times. Almost 90%.. Meanwhile the top passing teams are MISSING the playoffs at about 70% clip. As I look at 2020 the top 10 rushing teams are
Titans - division leader
Ravens - in the playoff hunt
Cards - currently #7 in the AFC
Pats - in the hunt but fading
Vikings - in the hunt
Browns - currently the 5th seed in the AFC
Saints - division leader
Rams - division leader
Eagles -
Packers - currently the #1 seed in the NFC
So basically of the top 10 the only one not in the playoff hunt is the Eagles.. and we all know thanks to the putrid division they actually are, but I refuse to acknowledge it. 4 division leaders and 5 in the running for the playoffs.
Now the leading passing teams.
Chiefs - #1 seed in the AFC
Packers - #1 seed in the NFC
Bills - #4 seed in the AFC
Chargers- uh no.
Texans - See the Chargers
Falcons - LOL!
Seahawks - #5 seed
Colts - division leader
Cowboys - Really?
Lions - not even..
So the best passing teams have 5 teams in the playoffs and 5 not even in the conversation. My conclusion from this is .. run the damn ball.. even if you're really good at passing .. you still need to be able to run it .. The Chiefs have the best QB in the league but still manage to at least be middle of the pack (#17) running it.. They also average 4.5 ypc so they are effective at it when they do run it. Again it's not about how MUCH you run it.. it's about how effective you are at it when you do.