I don’t know if running the ball in the NFL will ever become a non-divisive issue again, but for the moment it remains a consistently bewildering puzzle piece. Every year multiple broadcasts put up some graphic with things like “the Dallas Cowboys are 98-2 when Ezekiel Elliot has 22+ carries” and then the internet rage laughs for weeks.
But some stuff should be simple, and when it’s not, it’s maddening.
For example, “Pete Carroll likes to run the ball.”
He does not, but people continue to say that.
The Seattle Seahawks haven’t been an elite running team in a while, and with Geno Smith last year they didn’t really even try to be balanced.