[elgreazy1]

Agreed with other statements: it's cyclical.

Rules were changed to aid the passing game and increase scoring, something that a running game does not dictate as much because of the pace the run-game dictates. It's slow ball. That's not going to show up on highlight reels, excite fantasy sports stat lines and make ESPN plays of the day.

On a side note, modern defenders are downright piss poor at tackling. I can only image what talented ball carriers of yesteryear would do against modern pillow-soft defenses.