I don't know of any team in the league that has a good running game when only attempting it max of 20 times per game. Have we hit 20 carries yet, not sure but I don't think so.
Every great running back, and Ricky is no different and I promise you Ronnie will be no different plays a numbers game.
Running the ball should get you 2.5 - 4 yards on a typical play. Just like in the passing game a huge run typically occurs when a situation develops for the back. Like a missed tackle, a defender gets out of position, an O player makes an outstanding block taking out 2 or 3 defenders. A typical big play pass comes normally when a defender falls down, missed assignments, overreaction to deception from the offense by a defender.
This is what has happened to us in almost every game.
D's stack the line with 8 players in the box. We immediately go to the air. We have had GREAT opportunities through the air, we just haven't connected on them. WIDE OPEN WR's!!! then drops or bad throws. But regardless we keep trying.
Running backs normally get the opportunity to bust a big play once every 7 - 12 carries depending of the D. Which means if we run the ball only 15 - 20 times per game we will likely only see 2 opportunities at most to make a big play in the run game (reverses don't count). Now you take away 1.5 big plays per game due to penalty and you have .5 big plays in the run game per game based on how we are now destributing the ball.
We have to be more patient with the Run. More two TE and extra guard at TE even when not in goal line. We have 1 great back, 1 soon to be great back (Ronnie almost their, but still hesitant), and one very good back in morris. Evans is a decent blocker. Our TE's give us an opportunity to pass too.
We need to hit about 40 carries per game in my opinion to start dominating and dismantling D's. Even against 8 man fronts, a lot of the 8 man fronts I have seen are bluffs anyway. Upon snap the 7th and 8th man are dropping into a mid to deep zone in almost a sprint. They are stuffing our run by blufing us out of it. We should call them on it and let our workhorses do some work.
what do you guys think?
Every great running back, and Ricky is no different and I promise you Ronnie will be no different plays a numbers game.
Running the ball should get you 2.5 - 4 yards on a typical play. Just like in the passing game a huge run typically occurs when a situation develops for the back. Like a missed tackle, a defender gets out of position, an O player makes an outstanding block taking out 2 or 3 defenders. A typical big play pass comes normally when a defender falls down, missed assignments, overreaction to deception from the offense by a defender.
This is what has happened to us in almost every game.
D's stack the line with 8 players in the box. We immediately go to the air. We have had GREAT opportunities through the air, we just haven't connected on them. WIDE OPEN WR's!!! then drops or bad throws. But regardless we keep trying.
Running backs normally get the opportunity to bust a big play once every 7 - 12 carries depending of the D. Which means if we run the ball only 15 - 20 times per game we will likely only see 2 opportunities at most to make a big play in the run game (reverses don't count). Now you take away 1.5 big plays per game due to penalty and you have .5 big plays in the run game per game based on how we are now destributing the ball.
We have to be more patient with the Run. More two TE and extra guard at TE even when not in goal line. We have 1 great back, 1 soon to be great back (Ronnie almost their, but still hesitant), and one very good back in morris. Evans is a decent blocker. Our TE's give us an opportunity to pass too.
We need to hit about 40 carries per game in my opinion to start dominating and dismantling D's. Even against 8 man fronts, a lot of the 8 man fronts I have seen are bluffs anyway. Upon snap the 7th and 8th man are dropping into a mid to deep zone in almost a sprint. They are stuffing our run by blufing us out of it. We should call them on it and let our workhorses do some work.
what do you guys think?
