Comments on: Hue Jackson wants the NFL to become a running league again

By: Soulman45

Soulman45 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:01:39 +0000

No way this is a hi-lite game the pass is the way to go quick scores running the ball is to mush work it fast pace go go go with the pass.

By: dasmol

dasmol — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:27:01 +0000

I prefer that my team be able to do both well. But maybe that’s just me.

By: isphet71

isphet71 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:09:32 +0000

Pretty wishful thinking with all the southern and dome teams.

By: broncobillie

broncobillie — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:04:58 +0000

If you have the O-line and the horse, you’ll go all the way, because opposing defenses are not preparing for the running game any more.

By: raiderapologist

raiderapologist — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:30:24 +0000

marcsasharc says: Oct 8, 2011 11:49 AM

It’s a passing league, Hue. Get with the program, it’s 2011.

Jackson can’t fix everything all at once, but passing league or not, running backs still finish games. Especially when the weather gets nasty.

By: blackqbwhiterb

blackqbwhiterb — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:30:19 +0000

As a fan of Rex Grossman’s team, I can only say, “……..”

By: deddmunnie

deddmunnie — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:22:28 +0000

Spoken like a man who coaches Jason Campbell.

By: sourdough

sourdough — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:08:58 +0000

Hue needs to be careful what he wishes for considering the Raiders defense gives up 6 yards per carry…

By: marcsasharc

marcsasharc — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:49:15 +0000

It’s a passing league, Hue. Get with the program, it’s 2011.

By: radrntn

radrntn — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:47:45 +0000

Run DMC

By: rayguyreturns

rayguyreturns — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:21:15 +0000

It’s all about marketing.
High scores=fan interest (not necessarily the true football fan).

So, the NFL decides “we need more scoring”= more passing, and less receiver interference.

This makes for a faster paced game= more excitement. (At least in the NFL’s eyes)

I’m with Hue. Power running and smash mouth football is the backbone of what football has always been and hopefully will come back to.

By: colinsnooks

colinsnooks — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:14:08 +0000

He must of knew Al’s time was close, and he said this to make the old man happy.

By: scytherius

scytherius — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:50:40 +0000

I love all aspects of the game, but for a couple decades now the run has been sed to set up the pass, not vice versa as people claim. Stats make that clear.

I’ve been a fan since the early 60s and I never wanna see the league go back to that boring “3 yards and a cloud of dust”.

By: petersonhandshake

petersonhandshake — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:43:34 +0000

He’s right. Running the ball is about control. It is fun to watch those qbs carve up defenses, but guys like Ronnie Lott, John Lynch, and Ray Edwards gave those receivers something to think about. Goodell’s p#$$y a$$ keeps trying to take that part of the game away.

By: kingsransom81

kingsransom81 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:25:28 +0000

DMC is my dude. Hope he gets MVP!

By: jerruhjones21

jerruhjones21 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:16:54 +0000

Good luck with that…

By: CKL

CKL — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:03:14 +0000

I love a great tough run game. I think a lot of them have suffered due to lack of padded practices. Running for running sake isn’t the point though. The point is that the team that runs successfully is the one IN CONTROL of the game 90% of the time. There’s a reason that teams tat run for more than 100 yards have a better W-L than teams that pass for 300 yards.

By: scudbot

scudbot — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:00:59 +0000

Spoken like a man who has a questionable secondary.

By: andrejohnsonforpresident

andrejohnsonforpresident — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:59:37 +0000

I personally think they should allow the corners to get physical with wr’s again. Pre- colts/pats afc championship game style. I mean if you can’t hit these wr’s fine but at least make it harder for them to get the ball!!

By: kingmj4891

kingmj4891 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:52:55 +0000

Tony Romo is a choke artist he will not break the record for most passing yards just the record for how may games choked away.

By: theblondbomber

theblondbomber — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:46:46 +0000

Eventually, if the league becomes *sooo* geared towards passing… then defenses will become geared more towards the pass. And then some smart coach out there will start running the ball and probably win a championship doing it.

The football gods will even everything out in the end, we just all have to have faith.

God I need to get more sleep.

By: txxxchief

txxxchief — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:29:00 +0000

For a coach, it’s easy to want a running league when you don’t have a QB who can get the job done.

By: 52crabcakes

52crabcakes — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:06:08 +0000

Hue is a wise man!

By: GG Eden

GG Eden — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:55:53 +0000

Only way is if the rules revert back a little, allowing DBs more leeway against receivers.

The competition committee seems to have lost some soul. The committee should always be keeping an eye on the balance of the game, instead of on the dictate of a commish out for safety issues only. If Goodell was for real, he’d appreciate that football is a game that is hinged on multiple facets. Skewing a balance ruins the beauty of the tactical game.

By: wewantmoretebowandfavrearticles

wewantmoretebowandfavrearticles — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:41:46 +0000

The NFL needs to bring back cornerback contact after 5 yards. Teams just have too many weapons and there are not enough cornerbacks on the face of the earth that can cover with all the constraints the NFL puts on defenses.

By: TheDPR

TheDPR — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:37:53 +0000

It will cycle. As teams adjust their defenses to stop the pass, running with success will become easier. Look at the Eagles, for example. Everyone’s going to run with power on that small/quick defense because they CAN, and they’re not the only defense who was too narrow-sighted to build in a balanced way.

By: cornernum23

cornernum23 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:36:22 +0000

I hope he’s right…

By: edukator4

edukator4 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:57:51 +0000

tony romo, and every dallas fan share your sentiment hue. when you watch multiple 20 point leads vanish in the second half, it is proof positive that the running game is still a very important facet of football

By: rundmc81

rundmc81 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:50:03 +0000

In Hue we trust!! DMC will take the rushing title and the Raiders reclaim the west!!

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:23:17 +0000

Winter is just around the corner, we shall see.

I think Jackson is right.