No Running Game

TheOak · 10-06-2013, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by thebdj

Such a key point. Honouring the run game can be as important as being marginally effective in it. I do keep checking the amount of times we run versus pass attempts. Today was a good example of that being a positive. Definitely think we need more balance in conditions like that today but you are 100% right. As long as we honour it, we're good.

Our screen game is our nuclear deterrent. It keeps them honest.... That's all a run game needs to do.

halloween 65 · 10-06-2013, 05:49 PM

Before the season ends we will have to get the run game going, a rainy day or a blizzard shuts down a lot of the air attack, and if we get to the big game guess where it is?

aintasinner · 10-06-2013, 05:55 PM

I don't care how we do it as long as we win. Running? Passing? Swimming? Flying? Don't care as long as we win. We're 5-0!

hagan714 · 10-06-2013, 05:58 PM

rush defense rankings after 4 weeks. not like we have faced a bunch of bums

Carolina
Green Bay
Denver
Arizona
Dallas
NY Jets
Atlanta
Tampa Bay
Miami
Cincinnati
Tennessee
Minnesota
New England
Chicago
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Seattle
San Francisco
Detroit
Oakland
New Orleans

even with this in mind the saints need to improve the running game.

we did nothing in the off season to address the OL even after how bad we were last year. face it teams have enough tape on us to exploit our OL.

next year we better address this area of need because Drew is taking a beating even in the passing game

spkb25 · 10-06-2013, 06:10 PM

running game will improve the healthier our oline gets, I think, but that said we throw a lot of short passes and we are kind of running through our pass

arsaint · 10-06-2013, 06:12 PM

WE ARE WHAT OUR RECORD SAYS WE ARE!!!

ScottF · 10-06-2013, 06:48 PM

okay, Atl & TB are better than their records
Ariz has rebounded to win 2 in a row
Mia & Chi were both unbeaten when we played them

my cleverly-disguised point is this:
without a strong 'traditional' running game, we have already beaten some good teams

The Dude · 10-06-2013, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by ScottF

okay, Atl & TB are better than their records
Ariz has rebounded to win 2 in a row
Mia & Chi were both unbeaten when we played them

my cleverly-disguised point is this:
without a strong 'traditional' running game, we have already beaten some good teams

Chicago was 3-1. Not unbeaten.

rezburna · 10-06-2013, 07:00 PM

A good bit of the recent Super Bowl winners weren't effective running the ball. They ran to keep the defense honest. That's all we need to do. Top 5 running backs in the league. Adrian Peterson, Lesean McCoy, Arian Foster, Jamal Charles, Alfred Morris...how are most of those teams doing? We can keep going. Chris Johnson. CJ Spiller. Matt Forte. The running game of the Beara couldn't save them today. The lack of a run game only matters when you're losing.

TheOak · 10-06-2013, 07:09 PM

You may be able to take being called a "buzz kill" very well.

Ever thought how much people enjoying them selves don't appreciate the "buzz killer"? Buzz Kill is not the title I would give you.

You and the rest like you should probably take your "honest revelations" to the front office and lay it out there for them.

We sort of enjoy... enjoying being 5-0.

10-06-2013, 07:11 PM	#1
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,051	Re: No Running Game Originally Posted by thebdj Such a key point. Honouring the run game can be as important as being marginally effective in it. I do keep checking the amount of times we run versus pass attempts. Today was a good example of that being a positive. Definitely think we need more balance in conditions like that today but you are 100% right. As long as we honour it, we're good. Our screen game is our nuclear deterrent. It keeps them honest.... That's all a run game needs to do.

10-06-2013, 05:49 PM	#2
halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Re: No Running Game Before the season ends we will have to get the run game going, a rainy day or a blizzard shuts down a lot of the air attack, and if we get to the big game guess where it is?

10-06-2013, 05:55 PM	#3
aintasinner Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 161	Re: No Running Game I don't care how we do it as long as we win. Running? Passing? Swimming? Flying? Don't care as long as we win. We're 5-0!

10-06-2013, 05:58 PM	#4
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: No Running Game rush defense rankings after 4 weeks. not like we have faced a bunch of bums Carolina Green Bay Denver Arizona Dallas NY Jets Atlanta Tampa Bay Miami Cincinnati Tennessee Minnesota New England Chicago Baltimore Indianapolis Seattle San Francisco Detroit Oakland New Orleans even with this in mind the saints need to improve the running game. we did nothing in the off season to address the OL even after how bad we were last year. face it teams have enough tape on us to exploit our OL. next year we better address this area of need because Drew is taking a beating even in the passing game thebdj, halloween 65 and WHODATINCA like this.
	"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins

10-06-2013, 06:10 PM	#5
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,145	Re: No Running Game running game will improve the healthier our oline gets, I think, but that said we throw a lot of short passes and we are kind of running through our pass thebdj likes this.

10-06-2013, 06:12 PM	#6
arsaint Saint Historian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: deep in the bowels of a hidden bunker, somewhere under the brick & steel of a nondescript building.. Posts: 2,744	Re: No Running Game WE ARE WHAT OUR RECORD SAYS WE ARE!!! spkb25, SaintsBro and onebyone like this.

10-06-2013, 06:48 PM	#7
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: No Running Game okay, Atl & TB are better than their records Ariz has rebounded to win 2 in a row Mia & Chi were both unbeaten when we played them my cleverly-disguised point is this: without a strong 'traditional' running game, we have already beaten some good teams

10-06-2013, 07:19 PM	#8
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,065	Re: No Running Game Originally Posted by ScottF okay, Atl & TB are better than their records Ariz has rebounded to win 2 in a row Mia & Chi were both unbeaten when we played them my cleverly-disguised point is this: without a strong 'traditional' running game, we have already beaten some good teams Chicago was 3-1. Not unbeaten.
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10-06-2013, 07:00 PM	#9
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,114	Re: No Running Game A good bit of the recent Super Bowl winners weren't effective running the ball. They ran to keep the defense honest. That's all we need to do. Top 5 running backs in the league. Adrian Peterson, Lesean McCoy, Arian Foster, Jamal Charles, Alfred Morris...how are most of those teams doing? We can keep going. Chris Johnson. CJ Spiller. Matt Forte. The running game of the Beara couldn't save them today. The lack of a run game only matters when you're losing.

10-06-2013, 07:09 PM	#10
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,051	Re: No Running Game You may be able to take being called a "buzz kill" very well. Ever thought how much people enjoying them selves don't appreciate the "buzz killer"? Buzz Kill is not the title I would give you. You and the rest like you should probably take your "honest revelations" to the front office and lay it out there for them. We sort of enjoy... enjoying being 5-0.

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