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Originally Posted by GridIron26
Ah I guess I should have checked out the stats before I posted. For some reason I thought we actually went 3 and out on first drive. Regardless, my belief stays same. We should run first.
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I cannot say I agree, nor does the recent history suggest it would be wise to just try to pound the ball our of the gate. Remember, teams still believe, and with reason, that RGIII isn't going to take off running, so they have been focusing on stopping Alfmo at the line. Unless RGIII is going to start taking off on designed runs, which I still doubt, even though he's healthier, we can probably expect teams to continue to try to do this. Which is why softening up folks with high percentage passes early (not exclusively, but enough to show we can hurt them with it) makes sense to me. Having said that, nothing would make me happier than seeing Alfmo run right through the Dallas D on his first carry, like Portis did on his first carry as a Redskin.