Run the damn football!

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Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

The thing is, Saunders probably isn't an 1/8 deep into his playbook yet...the offense hasn't shown they can handle it, and has had to do more max protection to keep the defenses off Brunell's ass.

Running the football has been the cornerstone of the Skins offense. It's time to start running the ball, even if coming from behind.

Even though Brunell has yet to be sacked outside the division, max protection is going to be a problem. Portis is always replaced by Betts on third down. Portis is one of the leagues best blocking backs. We no longer have a TE who can pass block for shit. Sellers always comes out for a third WR. So what you have is a very pressured Mark Brunell on third down. I think he's done an admirable job moving the chains under duress, but eventually it will catch up to us. If they blitz on third, we are in trouble. If they drop 7 on third, its tough to get more than 8 yards.