Nah you're over dramatizing it. Look how important the run game is for teams like the Cowboys, Seahawks and the Texans. Without Foster our record is something like 2-15. Last year without him we couldn't beat the jags. Marshawn put the 'Hawks on his back and won a superbowl last year. Your niners aren't as effective this year, because Gore hasn't been used as effectively as the past. The fukking COWBOYS are NFC champ contenders because of how valuable Demarco is. And players like Jamal, Foster, and Forte are so effective as pass catchers that I'd say they are top 15 offensive players in the league. You have a few anomalies like the Packers a few years ago, but for the most part a team needs a running game to be effective. Even the Broncos had that one dude last year. This year since he went to the dolphins they aren't looking as threatening, even though as a whole their team is much stronger