Even when the head coach came out for the second half against the Bears, he told the interviewer his goal was to establish the run going forward. You’ve got to give him some credit for sticking to his game plan.
I jumped on board when LaFleur, upon being hired, indicated he would follow a more run-centric offensive strategy. The more I think and see, however, the more open I want to scrutinize this approach. Let’s go to some numbers from Week 1 for the NFL’s 100th season, with emphasis on the league’s dominant offenses.
Saints at Texans – QB Drew Brees and the Saints threw 43 passes and had 21 rushes, with 370 and 148 yards gained respectively, in a 30-28 road win.