Originally Posted by GoldRush26

Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper

..and a lot of people just flap their yaps without actual thought of what they are saying.

Again, here are the runs that Deuce, Reggie, and Karney had on the 11 run plays called:

2, 4, 6, -1, 1, 5, 6, 11, 12, 2, 0

How is that that the run "wasn't working?" Please explain that to me.
For those who love stats, that's 4.3 yds a carry.
For those who don't, it is simply that the run was not stuffed, nor even stopped.
Only 2 carries resulted in no yards.

How about this; Perhaps Payton was no longer getting the defensive fronts that allowed him to get the run gains he was getting earlier.
That's pretty straightforward. The Bears noticed they got gashed for those few plays and they adjusted not to give up those runs. I'm sorry but if Chicago is putting 7 or 8 in the box no RB is going to run effectively. You can't really look at our numbers and determine that they should've kept running no matter what. Too many factors came into play, the most important of which was turnovers.

Shawn Alexander did gash them for 108, even though the Bears KNEW Alexander was the only legitimate threat on offense, and they were actually putting 7-8 people in the box. So why not challenge them?

If you are getting 11, 12 yards a pop, just because they hold you to 2 in one run, you completely abandon the run?

And how many times did you see Urlacher on Colston, after he was right on the line of scrimmage? Their LBs were constantly dropping into coverage because the Saints were not even try to run it.

And how many hits does your QB have to take before you give him a breather with a couple running plays? There were plenty of 3-and-outs just passing the ball... why don't give the QB a breather from all the hits and the o-line a couple plays where they could attack the d-line?

And, lastly, how many times did you see the Bears defense line up one way and do something different after the ball was snapped?