1. And now that two teams adept at both running the ball and stopping the run meet in the Super Bowl, what gives? 2. And it all started with stopping the run. 3. And nothing in football is more fundamental than establishing the run and stopping the run. 4. And the revamped defensive scheme showed signs of being able to stop the run. 5. And, it might be added, stop the run. 6. Anybody can stop the run if they commit to it and want to do it badly enough. 7. Are you stopping the run? 8. Baltimore has been as good as anyone in the league stopping the run, but this will be a real test for them. 9. BC took a gamble in switching to an eight-man scheme predicated on stopping the run with speed because much of that speed rests with sophomores and freshmen. 10. Because of it, defensive linemen and linebackers step up to stop the run. |