[Lotus]

Originally Posted by calia

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.

I agree with what you said except for the bolded part. I think we see a renewed Gryphon after the bye, including more designed runs. Not a ton of runs, mind you, but enough to make the defense think about that reality.