Fisher Wanting to "Get Back to the Running Game"

not necessarily, when we ran on 1st, we would get a 1 yard loss. We don't seem to run out of anything but a strong TE formation, so it's not like we're going up there with 3 wide and running the ball on 2nd and 11, we're in 2 TE sets trying to run the ball on 2nd and 11.......VERY OBVIOUS. Then we would be forced to throw on 3rd and long. Even when we did throw on 1st and get 3-5 yds, we then run the ball and get stuffed, have to throw again on 3rd. So to say that if they stuff the box, we throw, then we would be throwing every play. The point I'm trying to make is that we need to be more creative with the formations we run out of and the types of runs, LenDale straight ahead, CJ on tosses draws and counters.

 

^This is true

This is not true:

The Jets might not have been a short drop, quick throw team at the beginning of the year, but they definately have been the past four weeks. I heard Jaws say that Farve's average distance per pass, from line of scrimmage to completion, the past four games is 2.8 yards. That's right TWO POINT EIGHT yards. If the Jets outthought our staff, it's because Schwartz and Co. missed the Jets previous three games and studied film on the '98 Packers instead. Our defense was not prepared to shut down what the Jets had been doing for a month.

 

Not only do we need to get back to the running game, but we also desperately need to get back to stopping the run.

We've dropped 11 spots since the start of the season when it comes to stopping the run. We've gone from 4th to 15th. Thats hardly a 'dominating' D-Line.. more like average.

Could KVB be the key factor? Is it coincidence that our ability to stop the run has decreased so much since his injury vs the Ratbirds.