What's The Problem With Rushing the Football?

[Crash]

Between 55%-59% is perfect.

Anything under 55% is too little, anything over 59% is too much.

[Crash]

I want the overall ratio of pass/run to be in the 50/50 range,

Then Ben has to go. As does Wallace and Brown when their deals are up.

You aren't paying Ben $15 mil, Wallace probably MINIMUM $8 mil, and Brown $7 mil to play 1994 football.

[Chadman]

Chadman likes punting. We should punt more on 1st down. No team will see it coming.

[D Rock]

Really Crash? It's all about a % for you? That's a pretty short sighted way to look at it.

I'd rather see them do whatever works against each team at any particular time.

If they run 70% of the time and beat the Browns 35-10 I will be perfectly happy. If they pass 70% of the time and beat the Giants 21-20 I will be perfectly happy.


Who cares what the ratios are, as long as it is winning football that week.

[costanza2k1]

We should probably ask Marino and his SB rings that question.

[birtikidis]

Yeah, those 8 extra rushing attempts would have stopped Joe Flacco from kicking their ass all year.

He only kicked our ass in the game Ben turned the ball over a gazillion times

[birtikidis]

Arena football league or nothing!!!!!

[birtikidis]

Then Ben has to go. As does Wallace and Brown when their deals are up.

You aren't paying Ben $15 mil, Wallace probably MINIMUM $8 mil, and Brown $7 mil to play 1994 football. [/COLOR]

I don't care what we are paying who as long as its efficient WINNING football.

[Crash]

He only kicked our ass in the game Ben turned the ball over a gazillion times

Yeah that 90 yard drive didn't happen.

Ben in the first game had one turnover at one point, and they were down 29-7.

It was all Ben's fault.

[Crash]

I don't care what we are paying who as long as its efficient WINNING football.

Well guess what? In the salary cap era? What you pay for is just as important as winning.

By all means, if you guys want to run the ball all day and the Rooney's agree that's fine.

But that also means you have to pay the right players in order to do it.

[Chadman]

Kapinos is a weapon. Play to the strengths!

[squidkid]

Dump off passes to who? RBs? How can do that when the backs are blocking?

If you want Ben to take a 5 yard dump on 3rd and 10 and punt? Trade him for Carson Palmer.

You won't win anything, but he'll say healthy all year.

Tight ends? You need to Miller's numbers with Arians.

It was LOCAL YINZER Cowher who didn't use him.

dont complain about the rbs staying in to block, your boy arians did that
idk, id take a dumpoff on 3rd and 10 and hope your rb makes a someone miss instead of ben taking a 15 yard sack and physical abuse just to try to launch a 30-40 yarder(when they only needed 10)
besides, howd they get to 3rd and 10 with ben qbing?
yup, millers numbers are ok. is it his max potential?

[steelz09]

We don't use the weapons we have. We have to run the ball.

If anything our obsession with the past hurts this football team more than defenses do.

What are you talking about? Arians NEVER utilized his weapons properly. He couldn't even find a way to get Redman the ball and split time w/ Mendenhall.

Heath Miller is another example. The 1st half of the Patriots game was excellent utilization of Heath Miller. Then, the 2nd half, Arians suddenly forgot that Miller was even on the team.

Arians has to be one of the dumbest OCs in the league. Either that, or incredibly hard headed.

[Crash]

besides, howd they get to 3rd and 10 with ben qbing?

I would say running the ball 58% of the time on 1st down for little or no gain.

When they turn Ben into Carson Palmer, don't bitch. That's what you guys wanted.

[D Rock]

I would say running the ball 58% of the time on 1st down for little or no gain.

When they turn Ben into Carson Palmer, don't bitch. That's what you guys wanted. [/COLOR]

a QB in the range of 4000 yds, 30 TDs, 12 Ints, and 65% completions?

yeah that would suck...