"There aren't enough basketballs on the court" - Whenever an NBA team loads up on guards/swingmen who score a lot
Another one is the idea that a star NBA player who is on the downside is totally incapable of accepting a lesser role for the betterment of his new team. Cacs love to force this babble down our throats.
Along the same lines as "the RB isn't important anymore".
Meanwhile, Mahomes' Chiefs have had over 100 yards rushing each Play-off game (except 2) after all these years. Yes, Mahomes picks up some of those yards but KC runs the ball far more than other teams do (unless it's Derrick Henry or somebody).
Andy Reid is a mastermind in cold weather games and knows tanks like Kelce and Pacheco are ball carriers nobody wants to tackle when the weather drops. A lot of these teams load up on speed and finesse: that's great until you're not playing indoors anymore and January weather hits. Teams need to take the Chiefs approach and save their top RB's for the postseason, not wear them out during the regular season.
All four Championship Game teams this year going for a Super Bowl had highly effective run games.
Football is still a man's game at the end of the day. Stack your OL and get a great RB behind them if you want to make your QB's job much easier.
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