Remember last year when head coach Raheem Morris said that he wanted to be a run-first team? Remember how that worked out?

In case you don't remember, here are some stat lines. The big name running back that the Bucs signed in the off-season, Derrick Ward, averaged 25.5 yards a game. Granted, he was the backup running back for the season, but in this day and age of the NFL we are seeing a lot more of the two-back system in the NFL.

The Buccaneers starting running back, Cadillac Williams, didn't even have a 1,000 yard season. Now, that'd be fine if the Bucs said they were going to be a passing team first, but Morris wanted to be a run-first team. How can you be a run first team and not have a 1,000 yard rusher?

I will give Morris credit, first week against Dallas he lived up to his word and ran the ball quite frequently. Between Williams and Ward the Bucs ran a total of 25 times, not bad. Moving on to week two, this is when the strategy goes down hill. Against one of the worst rush-defense teams in the league in the 2009 season, the Bucs ran a total of 16 times between their two starting running backs.

That sounds bad, but the next week is even worse. Between Williams and Ward, the Bucs only ran for a total of seven times in week three. Seven. Chris Johnson was averaging seven carries a game near the end of the season. I understand that Williams is not Johnson, and that when you're losing you tend to pass more. However, you can not get away from your game strategy.

I respect Williams for being able to come back from devastating knee injuries and playing in a very physical sport. However, in order for the Buccaneers to succeed they need to find success in the running game, whether from Williams, or Ward, or from an unknown runner on the Bucs roster.