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Originally Posted by Bump
I also thought it was better when they had real kickoff returns.
They should stop trying to change shit and just go back to the way it was around the 2000's.
They tried to do some corporate shit. "well studies have shown that fans are more engaged when there are more points being scored, so lets make it harder to play defense!"
somehow defense adjusted to be more dominant than before (in terms of yardage and probably ppg) and now offenses are struggling to adjust to it. Maybe it will go full circle and teams will want that running game again
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Running the ball is part of it. Need to be able to run the ball at least well enough to force the defense to play honest. But it's also the lack of competent QB play.
Just look at last year and this year so far. All the young, dynamic, big-armed QBs are struggling.
But Joe Flacco took CLE to the playoffs. Andy Dalton, of all people, trucked LVR. Aaron Rodgers looked like a MVP candidate.
What was the common denominator? They all understand how to read a defense and where to go with the ball in most situations. They are fully well-rounded QBs, and not utterly reliant on their athleticism/arm strength.
When I watch all these kids playing QB, I see a lot of hesitation. Very little 'hit your back foot, and throw the ball to the right guy with good ball placement on time.' These kids are being thrown into the fire at the NFL level without the basic knowledge/experience necessary to compete with NFL defenses. They're ignorant. Most, f not all of those kids should be sitting on the bench, clipboard in hand, learning how to play the game properly, instead of being thrown into the deep end without the proper tools.