The typical talking points of running to “impose your will” or running to “set up the pass” all sound fantastic, but they are archaic and unquantifiable when the ideological rubber meets the analytical road. All of the statistical analysis points to the pass as having a higher success rate across the board and that fact is becoming more widely accepted by analysts and coaches alike. Despite the every growing snowball of evidence, there are still some pearl-clutchers to persuade, evidenced by Seattle Seahawks’ coordinator Brian Schottenheimer’s recent tirade about running the ball every snap until the offense makes a first down.
Abandon All Runs Ye With Stacked Boxes
