Fisher: "foremost we have to run the football"!!!

[CoachO]

(On how explosive he thinks the offense can be)
“Well it’s still real early, it’s just Day 2. Our goal, as we said, is to increase scoring and keep the defense off the field and put drives together, but first and foremost we have to run the football. It’s hard to evaluate your run game without pads and we’re a couple days away from that, so we’ll be able to start pushing the run game a little bit.”

Just an observation for all those who still think this is gonna be the rebirth of the GSOT!!!

 

[bluecoconuts]

There will only be one GSOT.

But this is going to be a passing team. We will run the ball and run it well, but it's a passing league and the Rams will be a passing team.

 

[Selassie I]

Reverse psychology.

 

[Barrison]

Not if Tavon is running the ball! GSOT 2.0 :sly:

 

[BuiltRamTough]

Re: Fisher: "foremost we have to run the football"!!!

Don't forget who's running this team. We will run and run

 

[ScotsRam]

I fucking hope we run. Both the ravens and the 49ers have strong rushing attacks and they made the SB. Dallas ran the ball 33% of the time last season and passed 67%. Romo had something like 650 passing attempts. Don't kid yourselves, it might be a passing league but you still gotta have balance.

 

[A55VA6]

Our run game could be deadlier than people think. With the diversity of the RB's, and no Steven Jackson.. teams really won't know what to do. Normally they just put 8 men in the box to stop Steven.

I really think our offense is going to shine this year. I can see Tavon busting a few big runs from the backfield also

 

[FRO]

We need a more effective run game than we had in years past. It's amazing Jackson was able to do what he did behind a poor line that didn't open up many holes. With a better line I see our run game improving.

However the ball is moved is fine by me, just as long as we move it consistently and score more points. Can't abandon the run.

 

[-X-]

I don't think you could find any coach who *wouldn't* say that.

 

[FRO]

I don't think you could find any coach who *wouldn't* say that.

They all say it, regrettably Martz didn't mean it in Super Bowl 36.

 

[-X-]

I don't think you could find any coach who *wouldn't* say that.

They all say it, regrettably Martz didn't mean it in Super Bowl 36.

:ragin:

 

[Yamahopper]

A team won't be successful if they can't run the ball when they need to run the ball. It also helps when the runner has a chance to knock off some big runs.
As far as the GSOT, Faulk did a pretty good job of running the ball in a passing offense.

 

[Thordaddy]

We need a more effective run game than we had in years past. It's amazing Jackson was able to do what he did behind a poor line that didn't open up many holes. With a better line I see our run game improving.

However the ball is moved is fine by me, just as long as we move it consistently and score more points. Can't abandon the run.

FWIW I always thought SJ wanted bigger seems than was realistic and DR would squirt through some holes SJ wouldn't.
Nobody is perfect but if SJ had the vision of Faulk he might have been.

 

[Thordaddy]

I don't think you could find any coach who *wouldn't* say that.

They all say it, regrettably Martz didn't mean it in Super Bowl 36.

:ragin:

Yeah ,I so want to argue that one again :roll:

 

[CGI_Ram]

As they say; being able to run opens up the pass. Granted, you can do it the other way around too... so the point is you need to do both - and we will!

I think being run-first is about attitude; "we're going line up and run down your throats"... "one on one here it comes"... etc.

Pass first gets the finesse label.

Fisher wants the prior, even if he knows that a superior passing offense is the path to winning a SB.

 

[ReddingRam]

It IS a passing league now. But in the game of football, you HAVE to be able to run the ball 1) when you need to (short yardage, GL ,etc.) and 2) enough to keep the defense honest and off balance. With all the new "toys" .. and personnel groupings we can now put out there, the running game should get better. But the passing game should be more explosive too .... it all works in conjunction to open each other up.

I'm pretty damn excited to see it unfold!

 

[CoachO]

My take on this has been all along, as long as Fisher is running this team, they will look to RUN THE BALL. He puts a priority on ball security, and he just doesn't like to, and WON'T expose this offense (with all the youth) to the risk of turnovers by "throwing" caution to the wind. They will take their shots in the passing game, and yes, because of more dynamic players, will be more explosive and certainly more productive.

While the nature of "how" they run the ball is certain to change, make no mistake about it. They will be much more balanced than a lot of people expect them to be.

 

[-X-]

My take on this has been all along, as long as Fisher is running this team, they will look to RUN THE BALL. He puts a priority on ball security, and he just doesn't like to, and WON'T expose this offense (with all the youth) to the risk of turnovers by "throwing" caution to the wind. They will take their shots in the passing game, and yes, because of more dynamic players, will be more explosive and certainly more productive.

While the nature of "how" they run the ball is certain to change, make no mistake about it. They will be much more balanced than a lot of people expect them to be.

Agree 100%.

 

[fearsomefour]

Chuck Knox ran to set up the pass, Walsh and Robinson passed to set up the run....it can work either way. The last several years we have run and passed to set up the punt. As long as the Rams get away from that, Im lovin it.

 

[CGI_Ram]

The last several years we have run and passed to set up the punt.

Ouch!

:lmao: