Great Offensive Line Play (Seriously) Has Some Teams Rediscovering the Run

November 3, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

Old-fashioned, hard-nosed, slobber-knocker, ground-and-pound, insert-cliche-here, running-game oriented football is making a comeback. 
The Cowboys, Bills and Titans all are averaging more than 150 rushing yards per game. Over the three previous seasons, only three total teams surpassed that mark: last year's Bills, the 2014 Seahawks and the 2013 Eagles.
Other teams are starting to generate eye-popping rushing statistics. The Dolphins are averaging five yards per rush and got back-to-back 200-yard rushing performances from Jay Ajayi. The Raiders are averaging 4.9 yards per rush with an unheralded backfield committee. And while some terrible offensive lines get a lot of attention (hello, Seahawks, Vikings, Cardinals, etc.) teams like the Redskins, Chiefs and Falcons, as well as the ones mentioned above, are using rock-solid line play to achieve real offensive balance.
Around the NFL, teams are doing what coaches always claim they want to do: establishing the run...

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