Cam Cameron: "Football has changed for the better" (1 Viewer)

[just_want_2_win]

From http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles...ns_notebook.txt

RUNNING GAME DEBATE: The Ravens ran the football a season-low 17 times for 116 yards against New England while having quarterback Joe Flacco attempt a season-high 47 passes.

Was the balance out of whack? ...

Philosophically, Cameron is of the belief that it’s not necessary to have a dominant running game to win in the NFL.

“Football has changed for the better,” he said. “Just look at last year’s Super Bowl. People have got to move beyond the notion that running the football leads to the championships. It doesn’t. If you just look over the last 10 years, it doesn’t.

“We all want to run the football, but you don’t have to run the football to win as much as people think. The rules have changed, the game has changed.”

(edited to fix typo in title)

 

[zamboni]

From Cam's lips to Flacco's ears.

:flaccoowner:

 

[Chase Stuart]

Cameron's clearly right that you no longer need to run the ball as much as people think. The riskiness associated with passing -- interceptions and sacks -- have been plummeting over the past few years, while the reward -- large gains, touchdowns -- is as strong as ever.

The playoffs are always a different beast because of the elements, but the run/pass mix has been shifting towards the pass for three decades. In the last few years, though, things are really shifting.

Whether it's good or bad is an entirely different question, though. I suspect most people will think that it's good.

 

[Da Guru]

I miss the days of a full-house backfield, three yards and a cloud of dust. Bo vs Woody and Jim Thorpe.

Woody "There are three things that can happen when you throw the ball..and two of them are bad."

 

[Buffaloes]

I don't think it's an either/or argument. A team should play to its strengths. There are teams like the Vikings, 49ers Cowboys, Broncos have a strong running games and strong defenses (to varying degrees) that may very well carry these teams for most of the year. The Ravens have a new found passing game which has balanced its offense and can provide some help for its defense. This doesn't mean they will abandon the run and become a passing team come December and January when the cold hits. Match ups can dictate a team's game plan each week as well.

 

[fsufan]

i agree and i think FF has changed with it