Great pod, guys. I enjoyed listening and I appreciate the futbol mention at the end too.
Been thinking about that thing
SilentThreat said - that while running so much was a great idea against Philly, it probably wouldn't be a good idea this week (or words to that effect).
I'm pretty sure I disagree.
In the current pass-happy NFL, there just aren't many teams built for an old-fashioned street fight while I think Washington just might be.
We have a legit 2-headed monster forming in our backfield and Jonathan Williams makes a pretty formable 3rd when he is healthy.
Our line is much better run-blocking than pass-blocking and one of the strengths of our QB is play-action.
When you run the ball as much as we did last week, you also dominate the clock, which means more offensive snaps in total. Taylor still dropped back 29 times even with us running the ball 49 times. That means that guys like Terry and Curtis will have their share of the ball as well.
I don't think running more means we give teams a greater chance to hang around (which is the reason I think I heard given for not doing that). In most games, teams have an equal number of possessions. Yes, running more limits the total number each team will get but what matters is what you do with those possessions. At the end of the game, a team that has been defending the run all day and has not had the ball for as long is tired, and much more likely to make mistakes. Much less likely to take the chances they might get.
At this point, with our personnel on offense, I'd like to see this team run the ball 40 times a game minimum from here on out.