2005 Arizona Cardinal
That is not even close to true. The Kansas City Chiefs are the perfect example. They may have a decent defense this year but from 2000-2004 they were terrible and in 2005 they were bad on D. Their rushing offense was close to the top of the league every one of those years. The Seahawks had a terrible defense during those same years and they were great running the ball. Deuce in 2002-2004 was tearing up the ground game but I don't think Venturi's D was holding up their end of the deal. The Chargers running game has been very good over the past few years and their defense was pretty weak up until the last season and a half. There are plenty more examples.
We aren't running the ball in the first half when the game is tied or we are winning so throw that out the window. Every game we got behind more than a TD it was due to turnovers, mostly either interceptions or sacks resulting in fumbles so that isn't a good argument. Our oline has run blocked great at times. We were blowing Philly off the line like they were getting shot out of a cannon and during the first Bucs game I could have driven my truck through the holes. Some games they have not looked good but how did Pittsburg's line look in the first half against us last week? Many, many RB's have bad first halfs but put up big numbers in the second half because of the lines wearing down the defense, our line does not get that chance.
Are you comparing the KCs OL to the Saints OL?....I would run behind the KC OL too, with Priest Holmes, or Larry Johnson.....but I tell you that the KC offense was a pretty darn good PASSING OFFENSE WHICH BAILED OUT THE RUNNING GAME, when they got in trouble!....and so was the Seahawks offense as well!....comparing their OL with the Saints OL IS UNFAIR, and is not even close!
But when it comes to the D they both FAILED in POSTSEASON for their lack of a GOOD D, and only after the Hawks REBUILDT THEIR D did they started TASTING real success!
Let me tell you one example bclemms, which happened to KC after PH got hurt.....what do you think KC did when they lost P Holmes??....(remember, Larry Johnson wasn't a star yet, and nobody had a clue who he was).....so what did KC do after they lost Holmes??
They went out and signed a WR!......after they lost their star RB, Dick Vermeil went out and replaced him with a WR!!.....HARDLY A LOGICAL CHOICE!! or was it?.....what were his reasoning?
he figured that by losing Holmes, there was a better chance for a snowball in hell to find another GREAT RB ON THE STREETS, so he knew that in order to remain competitive THE PASSING GAME HAS TO PRODUCE MORE, AND HAVE TO PICK UP THE SLACK!!.....so another WR made the perfect sense!
See, the same thing happens to the Saints as we speak.....we have 2 good RBs but NOT MUCH PRODUCTION in the running game.....so THE PASSING GAME HAS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LACK OF PRODUCTION IN THE RUNNING GAME......hence throwing more makes sense!
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST HAS NO BEARING WHAT SEAN PAYTON IS THINKING NOW.....right now his team makes lots of mistakes, falls behind early, and his running game isn't working......so his team has to throw more!