Originally Posted by
texaschief
I tried to stay away from this thread but this post just flat out pissed me off. I've heard this before not just from fans on this site, but in general football talk as well. On ANY down and 1 yard to go, if getting a first down is the primary objective, YOU RUN THE BALL!!!
I don't care how awful the offensive line is, they ARE athletes that weigh 300+ lbs. and are getting paid millions of dollars!!! Put those athletes in front of ANY NFL running back and those players should be able to get AT LEAST one yard. These players have the advantage of knowing the snap count, thus being able to get the jump on the defense.
We're only talking about 36 inches here. With running backs like Larry Johnson, Kolby Smith and Priest Holmes, you'd be an idiot NOT to call a running play.
ONE FREAKIN YARD!!!!!! When you only need ONE YARD, it's not the play calling, it's the players at that point.
I do agree there should be more diversity in the play calling, but when you need just one yard, you run the ball.
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