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Originally Posted by BWillie
I think it's mainly defensive coordinators not being so stubborn and more coverage LBs and safeties. Against elite QBs you WANT the other team to run. You don't focus on simply stopping the run anymore. It's more of an afterthought.
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It’s the same strategy Belichick’s Giants defense used against the Jim Kelly Buffalo offense. The Giants were totally cool with letting HOFer Thurman Thomas run all over them, but they focused on slowing down Kelly’s receivers. And it worked. Buffalo’s offense averaged 47 points per game in 2 other Playoff games, but they scored only 19 points in the Giants Super Bowl.