Jay Gruden Finally Trusts Washington Redskins’ Running Game to Carry the Offense

December 21, 2014   ·   James Dudko   ·   Jump to comments

Perhaps Jay Gruden did it because he really doesn't trust Robert Griffin III. Maybe Gruden looked at Alfred Morris and decided the crestfallen running back had waited long enough for another 20-carry game.
Whatever the reason, Gruden finally trusted his running game to lead the offense. The usually pass-happy, first-year Washington Redskins head coach actually called more runs than passes.
And guess what? The Redskins won.
Washington's offense ran the ball 29 times, compared with 23 passes in Week 16. That formula led to a dramatic 27-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
Gruden's rare trust in the run was rewarded by a Morris-led ground attack that produced big plays and clutch gains in key situations. Nowhere was that trust more obvious than when the Redskins got the ball back with just over 90 seconds remaining and had the chance to win the game.
It was then that Gruden, presumably while being gagged from shouting pass plays into quarterback Robert Griffi...

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