seabowl":1pmavdz8 said:
It was apparent with Lynch, Carson (when healthy), and now Penney (when healthy) that Pete Carroll coached teams win or lose based on the running game. If Pete stays (which I have thought for some time he will) solidifying the run must be the first priority. What happened this year with no running game before a few weeks ago should be the most eye opening part for management in that in order for the team to comPete, they need a good running game. Wilson just can’t do it on his own anymore.
Fix the run game (and D scheme) and win.
Its not the Key to winning we have won without it, It just makes it much easier, ask Rodgers, Mahomes, Manning and others. FYI we have won games this year and last without much of a running game.
example
all Playoff teams
Tenn ahh run game, top 10 scoring defense and top 15 yards
KC top 10 scoring defense and 15 yards run gave avg over 4 ypc 100 tards per game
Buffalo top 5 scoring defense and top 10 yards, over 100 yards per game
TB top 10 scoring defense and top 15 yards, run game avg over 4 ypc and 98 yards per game
GB 14 scoring defense, top 10 yards per game defense, 4 YPC and 100 per game,
This fallacy that Wilson is the only QB who needs a run game is just plain wrong. They all do, or at least the threat of it.
The run game makes it easier to pass, guess what the passing game makes it easier to run they help each other. Wilson knows this that's why he audibled to run several times. The thing Wilson has always wanted and was the key to the let Russ cook thing was tempo. In the last 2 games we played with tempo alot.