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I don't think coaches are changing offensive philosophies. But I do think the rule changes may affect playcalling later in games and may limit possessions (particularly for teams that are not adept at up-tempo). With last season's clock rules, if you were ahead, of course every coach had an...

I'm not talking about game length. I'm talking about offensive plays. It seems to me that offensive plays are down. Obviously, still a small sample size 3 weeks in but I've watched several games where it seems that teams have slowed down a little.

The running clock rule also helps Mario. The prior clock rules put an emphasis on scoring and passing and tempo. With the new rules, you still need to pass the ball, but the scales have been shifted where running the ball and defense has a bigger role than it did last year. I think Mario likely...