QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 11:46 PM)
I just checked the data...turns out that Denver had more rushing yards and more ypc than Chicago did last year by quite a bit. They were at 4.8 ypc, 12th in the league in rushing yards total.
Now of course, one can certainly argue that they were able to rush more because their offense was more open with a solid QB, wasn't facing 8 man fronts, wasn't regularly going 3 and out because they had the ability to convert on 3rd down. They may not have had a premier back, but they picked up quite a bit more yardage than the Bears.
you would most certainly make that argument. But keep in mind, not that the AFC West defenses were amazing, but the NFC has pretty weak d with the exception of a few. The entire north is pretty weak. The west is very weak. The east has some talent and the south is a joke. So, he's got a lot of teams he can exploit.