All right, 403 in the evening, Felgrin Maz, Adam Jones, in for Maz, in our town for a tire studios. 98.5 FM dial here in Boston in your car on the TV across New England and the country at CSN. Carrying over from this thing we started yesterday about the importance of the running back and the running games in the NFL. It started with Bill Belichick with some brilliant quotes. The media down there asking him about getting a running back in a rhythm, and he's like, Bill Belichick, who paid three running backs this off season, yes. Yes, and it still does not prioritize the running game like you're talking about. St. Bill Belichick, who brought in Adrian Peterson because he still lusts for his game. Go on. Do you think Bill lusts for Adrian Peterson's game? We talked about them. Okay.

Verbal bouquets this week.

So these guys think the running game is making a big comeback in the league. And I think they're totally wrong. And it hasn't been important for, I mean, hasn't been, you know, crucial. I'll say that. Again, if you have a good running game, great. The more you can do, the better. Balance wins. and if you can run and that's one of the things in your bag,

you'll be better off for it.

So I'm not saying don't ever run the ball or don't try and be good.

Try and be good. running game, great. The more you can do, the better. Balance wins, and if you can run, and that's one of the things in your bag, you'll be better off for it.

So I'm not saying, don't ever run the ball or don't try and be good.

Try and be good.

It helps.

But it's not crucial.

Passing game, coaching, defense. That's it. So the reason, so these guys think the running game's coming on,

I'll tell you the number one reason it won't.

The owners don't want it.

The owners want a passing game.

Utah. guys think the running game's coming on. I'll tell you the number one reason it. The owners don't want it. The owners want passing game. You tell me, what do the rules do

every single year? What does the competition committee do every, their quarterback friendly?

Single year. Quarterback friendly. And they get more quarterback friendly by the year.

Sure. Because that's what the owners want. And they make sure that the competition that the competition committee is not worried about competition. They're worried about making sure that the air stays in the ball or the ball stays in the air. Excuse me. I'm not talking about New England. They're making sure that the ball stays in the air and the points stay on the board. The last thing they want is to turn the league back into a running game. Okay, fine. So that's the owners. What do the defenses do year after year after year? They try to adjust to the passing game.

Okay. And the rules won't let them. And they get smaller and smaller on defense and they get lighter and lighter and faster and faster on defense. So it becomes harder and harder to pass. How do you counteract that? You get a big bruising running back like a Zeke Elliott or Leonard Fornett or someone like that. Do you really think it's getting harder to pass? Yes. They set records every year, Jones.

They set records every year, Jones. How do you counteract that? You get a big bruising running back like a Zeke Elliott or Leonard Fornett or someone like that?

Do you really think it's getting harder to pass?

Yes.

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