Why Doesn't "Gibbs' Football" Work for the Redskins?

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Well, I thought the stats showed that we didn't "run it down their throats" last week. Wasn't the pass/run ratio pretty high?

That said, I think we need to run more. For all the reasons I've mentioned in other threads-young QB, strong defense, hurt o-line, two great running backs.

Establish a strong running game will set up the passing game. And as Campbell gets better and learns to work better with his receivers, and vice versa we should be in good shape. It won't happen overnight. But I mean I look at what the Steelers have done with Roethlisberger. Isn't there some crazy stat about how he's undefeated when he attempts less 15 pass attempts per game? It doesn't need to be that extreme but I don't think, at this point in his career, we put the burden on Campbell and the passing game.

I've always felt that pass/run ratio can be misleading. If you're unwilling to try to get the ball downfield in your passing game, you give the opposing safeties no reason to respect the pass. Other than the missed shot deep to Moss in the second half, did Campbell attempt a single pass over 10-12 yards prior to the final drive? I feel that in addition to a great deep ball, he throws an excellent 15-20 yard pass over the middle, as he did to Randle El to set up the goal-line sequence. I'd like to see more of that type of passing play to force safeties to respect the pass. Campbell certainly has the gun to fire the ball into tight spaces.