There were 9 WRs to get over 100 yds receiving yesterday.
Only ONE RB rushed for over 100 yds.
Today's NFL requires RBs who catch outta the backfield, the Danny Woodheads and Theo Riddikks....not that a guy who averages 4 ypc isn't effective, it's just that there AIN'T no more of those guys in abundance. Plus, they wear out faster, obviously.
Bruiser backs are going the way of the dinosaur, and the "three yards and a cloud of dust" sensibility is all but dead and buried.
Is the power running game gone forever? I mean, you can count on one hand the number of dominant, effective fullbacks in the NFL, as opposed to when there used to be MULTIPLE Pro Bowl caliber types in the league at that position. But can this revived offensive approach geared more towards slingin it around work long-term, such that it can effectively sustain the game for the next several decades?
For this thread's premise, nevermind the safety/concussion issue....keep that separate, cause I understand some of the inherent BENEFITS of getting away from power football. Here, I'm talking about the game from a strictly strategical standpoint: power running has been a STAPLE of NFL football for decades, so CAN you win consistently without power football? Like, can the game change and adapt WITHOUT falling off if it deemphasizes power football?
Only ONE RB rushed for over 100 yds.
Today's NFL requires RBs who catch outta the backfield, the Danny Woodheads and Theo Riddikks....not that a guy who averages 4 ypc isn't effective, it's just that there AIN'T no more of those guys in abundance. Plus, they wear out faster, obviously.
Bruiser backs are going the way of the dinosaur, and the "three yards and a cloud of dust" sensibility is all but dead and buried.
Is the power running game gone forever? I mean, you can count on one hand the number of dominant, effective fullbacks in the NFL, as opposed to when there used to be MULTIPLE Pro Bowl caliber types in the league at that position. But can this revived offensive approach geared more towards slingin it around work long-term, such that it can effectively sustain the game for the next several decades?
For this thread's premise, nevermind the safety/concussion issue....keep that separate, cause I understand some of the inherent BENEFITS of getting away from power football. Here, I'm talking about the game from a strictly strategical standpoint: power running has been a STAPLE of NFL football for decades, so CAN you win consistently without power football? Like, can the game change and adapt WITHOUT falling off if it deemphasizes power football?
. The goal is to get down the field, use your air/finesse game for far advances and then use your run/power game to gain extra plays through first downs. 
