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Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz
I dont think your analogy works here. You're suggesting we should never run the football. But teams in the NBA still shoot 2's. Obviously they shoot more 3's than they ever have, but they still shoot 2's because its still an effective method of scoring. Similarly, running the ball is still effective. It shouldn't ever be what an NFL offense relies on, but its still effective in the right situations. Just because Mahomes is otherworldly on guaranteed passing downs doesn't necessarily mean we should increase that sample size.
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It actually does. If you look at how Patrick Mahomes performs EVEN ON 3rd and 10+ where the defense with 100% certainty know you are passing. EVEN THEN Patrick Mahomes is waaaay more efficient than running the ball EVEN WHEN running the ball has the element of surprise going for it. It's just that for decades running the ball has been important so it's so difficult for football culture to evolve fast enough.
The rules, the athletes, and the game how it is played now all favor passing the ball to a point where it is so much more important than running it. It's one of the reasons GM's are finally getting smart and not paying RBs.