Largent,
The whole 'run heavy is a better team for the playoffs' sounds like something you are making up because you want it to be true Largent.
Probably because it isn't true.
Take a list of the top rushing offenses in the NFL. Are they among the top playoff teams? Do they have ANY correlation to success?
Now do the same thing with passing offenses.
Teams with the most attempts? Titans, Eagles, Ravens, Saints
Most yards? Eagles, Colts, Ravens, Browns
Yards per carry? Colts, Browns, Seahawks, Eagles
By that measure, the Eagles should have had a greased runway to the SB.
Passing:
Most attempts : Bucs, Chiefs, Chargers, Steelers, Bills
Yd Attempt: Bengals, 49ers (?), Rams, Cards
Yds - Bucs, Chargers, Cowboys, Chiefs
Which list would you like your team to be at the top of?
Yes, if you have NO run game - then you have little chance (see Steelers) but otherwise you don't need or really even want a top 5 run game. You just need a bang average run game with an exceptional passing game to be a playoff contender.
Because passing the ball and stopping the pass is what gets you wins in the playoffs.
Hint: Rams had a terrible rushing defense. Nobody cared.
The problem with running the ball is that the rules are stacked against you. Every benefit of the doubt goes to the passing game. And it doesn't matter. That isn't the debate.
Pete WOULD run the ball more with Allen than the Bills. And that would mean Allen would be nowhere near the numbers he is putting up on the Bills.