Saints rushing attack improving

kcirdor said
The Saints would abandon the run in a heart beat before Payton finally said for probably the 20th time as Coach of the Saints that we will commit to the running game and admitted he had a an issue abandoning it. Heck it is his biggest weakness as a play caller and that is a well known fact. Parcels has multiple quotes on Payton abandoning the run. While Carmicheal has been calling plays most of the season, Payton still controls the offense.

The Broncos game we got away from the run in a game that we probably should have ran it 40 times.

I think abandoning the run was mostly a result of the running game not being productive enough combined with the defense not being good enough to stop our opponents. Now, our running game is being more productive because the line is opening more holes, giving us more confidence in the running game and opening more down and distances where a run call is a viable option. Along with that, the defense has played much better overall. There's less pressure on the offense.