[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Actually, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but we don't need our OL to run block. At all. You look at that comeback when we scored 4 times in the 2nd Q. We ran once, I think. For a yard. as in ONE yard.

Yes, we have to at least pretend to try and run, through fake hand-offs, play-action, RPOs, but we don't really have to run at all.

This offense doesn't require a good running game. Screens, short pass plays replace the traditional run completely.

Again, I'm a traditional kind of football fan, so I've always believed in the "use the run to set up the pass" philosophy, but after watching that game on Sunday I came to the harsh realization that actually running the ball is completely unnecessary if you have Andy Reid, Pat Mahomes, Hill, Kelce and Watkins. The other team doesn't even really care about us running. They've already bought into the fact that we're going to beat them through the air.

And they can't stop it anyway.

Our offense is the passing version of the Ravens running attack. Or the Titans running attack, if you prefer. For them they have to run. They're passing attacks are primitive and weak. And don't really add anything significant to their offense.

For us, we thrive through the air. Our run game is an afterthought. It actually reduces our efficiency most of the time.

We should throw on nearly every down.

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.

Same here. Biggest thing for Chiefs RB during the Mahomes era is going to be if they can catch the ball. Damien Williams fits that.

I’m down with trying to find a RB on day 2/3 that fits that, but not to change the run/pass balance as much as to keep the position stocked and cheap.