How can you say the running game wasn't working when you only tried 12 times?

I can't remember where I saw it, but there's a stat that out of 43 Super Bowls, the team that had the most rushing ATTEMPTS, not yardage has won the Super Bowl 41 out of 43 times.

You can't give up on the run that early.

Chiefs fans should know this better than anyone after the display we were just witness to in 2008.

Greg Robinson for DC....ROFL

No kidding? I would have thought that the Patriots and Rams wins would have been more than those 2 wins.

I can't say for sure, but I'd be willing to bet that your causality association is reversed there. Teams that are in the lead tend to run more. Teams that are behind tend to pass more. The fact that they are ahead is the cause, not the effect, of more rushing attempts.

The Rams in 99 is one of the 2 games.

I found a link that will let me check the validity of that stat, so far, the 99 Rams are the last team that had less rushing attempts and won.

Man, I was WAY off.

Only 39 of the 43 Super Bowl winners had more rushing attempts than the losing team.

1999 Rams

1996 Cowboys

1989 Niners

1979 Cowboys

You have to put it in the context of the game though. IIRC, the Steelers put together some long drives and had a good edge in the TOP, so immediately that reduces the number of possessions you get. I believe the Cards got one good drive in the first half and then the final drive was in the waning minutes of the first half which calls for more of the hurry up.

Second, the Cardinals had a lot of penalties that put them in long yardage situations, so they weren't always in ideal running down and distance.

Third, the Cards found themselves down 20-7, and had to make a comeback quickly. Again, not a situation where you can establish the run.

So I don't think it's accurate to say that they abandoned the run early. The team just didn't put itself in a situation where they could try to establish the run. If that Warner INT doesn't happen at the end of the half, the second half may have been a different story.

I still thought that out of those 12 attempts, there were strategically well placed to keep the Steeler defense honest and not just tee off on the pass. They used a few screen plays and short dumpoffs in there too which helped...

You can only assume that is why they ran the ball.

And FWIW, I'm not trying to prove anything. I just thought it was an interesting stat.

Perfect there are now openings on the offensive coaching staff for my posse, Mike Martz and Al Saunders.

maybe they think Krummy is responsible for Jared Allen

ROFL

Krumrie stays, Price gone



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I agree with you on this.

Nuke it from space. Its the only way to be sure...

No use in worrying about Krumrie. Honestly, no use. The most improtant thing right now is to get a really good defensive co-ordinator in here. Thats what we should be focusing our attention towards.

I think a really good defensive co-ordinator can make up for porous positional coaching.