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Sunday's loss to the Broncos showed just how important the quick passing game is to the Patriots offense. But defenses can scheme to shut it down. And without a running game, our offense becomes virtually nonexistent.
The Broncos defense barely had to pay attention to the Patriots running backs, instead rushing only three or four and flooding the middle of the field with everyone else. With how ineffective the running game was, the Broncos didn't need to respect it and they could just attack Brady at will. A viable running threat could have forced the Broncos to dedicate more of his scheme to the run, instead of selling out to stop Brady.
(Note: Over the last four games the Patriots ran for 215 yards on 80 carries, an average of 2.69 yards per carry. By way of comparison, over the course of the season the Chargers had the fewest rushing yards per attempt in the league at 3.5 yards.)
The Broncos defense barely had to pay attention to the Patriots running backs, instead rushing only three or four and flooding the middle of the field with everyone else. With how ineffective the running game was, the Broncos didn't need to respect it and they could just attack Brady at will. A viable running threat could have forced the Broncos to dedicate more of his scheme to the run, instead of selling out to stop Brady.
(Note: Over the last four games the Patriots ran for 215 yards on 80 carries, an average of 2.69 yards per carry. By way of comparison, over the course of the season the Chargers had the fewest rushing yards per attempt in the league at 3.5 yards.)