Columbus Dawg said:
definition of being balanced. He said it doesn't mean 50/50 run to pass. Being balanced is when the defense takes away the run, you can beat them with the pass and vice versa.
unfortunately, I'm not sure that we're quite there yet. We may be, and I think we're getting there, but right now, if someone stops our running game, we're screwed. Maybe Relf will surprise me. At least at this point, he can't beat someone with his arm.
Like I said, I think we're headed more in that direction once we get more WR's in and as we develop our QB's and WR's.
By the time Tyler Russell is the starter, we may very well run a little less option, but we may actually be more balanced because I think that Tyler will eventually be a better passer than Relf, and I think we will utilize that, but we certainly will not abandon the run, and we would be foolish to do that with Conner in our backfield, who I think will be really good in the future as well. There is no doubt that Russell has a cannon, and opponents are going to have to respect that, and that is going to open the running game up.
So, if these players pan out and stay healthy, we have a lot to look forward to. There is no reason we shouldn't be even better in the future.