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Message: [QUOTE="TigerSmith, post: 2337077, member: 3809"] It's not really a "don't run it up" strategy. It's more of a "play as many players as we can as early as we can because they're good, they need the live action experience and we think we're going to need them to be battle tested later in the season" strategy. The answer to the passing question is simple - we have four very good running backs (two better than the others but they could all start for most teams) and our OL run blocks better than they pass block. Therefore we rotate them to keep them fresh and give them the ball when they're in the game. Part B to that answer is that, as well as Deshaun Watson ran the ball, Kelly Bryant runs it better. Last year, with Watson, Leggett and Williams on the field it was crazy not to throw the ball. For this year's team it would be crazy not to run the ball. [/QUOTE]