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Its kind of a catch 22, if your run D plays light out, then teams will attempt less runs. But I agree the Rams, Cowboys and Carolina will be our D's test as far as run D goes.
IMO the Browns (other than the QB) did not have much success running against the Saints. And other than the 28 yard run Barkley made, the Giants run game was stopped too. If the Saints can continue to pressure the QB and keep the back end fixed, the total D will be more than just middle-of-the-pack IMO.
Meh. For the Browns, take out the Taylor scrambles and it was 23 carries for 67 yards -- they were hardly ripping chunks out to get to 2nd & 4 and other short downs. For the Giants, Barkley had on really nice 28 yard run, and other than that their backs were 11 carries for 22 yards.
They threw because they had to.