[81alum]

Watching that game reminded me of a different style of offense--one that definitely used the pass to set up the run.  In this win Dotterer was well over 100 yards but a lot of them came on draws.  A hefty number of receiving yards came on screens.  We victimized a defense that was focused too much on the pass--and of course Elway's accurate bullets could destroy any zone defense even when they expected the pass.  Consequently, nothing much worked for the heralded Washington defense.

I did see one trap play where our pulling lineman (maybe Chris Rose, who went on to a career with the Colts?) came around and absolutely pancaked the Washington linebacker.  That was the closest to watching power I saw and was a thing of beauty.  Despite this, we had a very effective running game without seeming to try.

[81alum]

Watching that game reminded me of a different style of offense--one that definitely used the pass to set up the run.  In this win Dotterer was well over 100 yards but a lot of them came on draws.  A hefty number of receiving yards came on screens.  We victimized a defense that was focused too much on the pass--and of course Elway's accurate bullets could destroy any zone defense even when they expected the pass.  Consequently, nothing much worked for the heralded Washington defense.

I did see one trap play where our pulling lineman (maybe Chris Rose, who went on to a career with the Colts?) came around and absolutely pancaked the Washington linebacker.  That was the closest to watching power I saw and was a thing of beauty.  Despite this, we had a very effective running game without seeming to try.