Saleh once said something to the effect of the first quarter is about the script, the second and third are about the coaching/playcalling, and the fourth quarter is about the talent.
I liked MLF's first quarter script, I thought it was balanced and effective. But as soon as he needs to start calling plays on the fly, he quite literally doesn't realize how much he's throwing the ball. Then the talent needs to either bail him out or succumb to their fate to finish the game.
There's no reason we shouldn't be running the ball as much or more than we're passing the ball in our current situation.