realistically you arent running for 20 x 's on 1 yard per carry . you have to be able to run . not saying its more important then passing but being one dimentional kills youYou and I debated this point last year. Running 20 times for 1 yard per carry does little to help the play action game. Lets not forget that play action is still huge even in todays NFL game. In games where we did not run effectively the opposing D dropped LBers deeper which negated play action and we did not play well offensively.
Running is important to an extent but today's game is based more than ever on passing. The rules are setup to make the passing game much easier than it ever was before.