We had a ton of opportunities to run with less than 5 to go after a good first down run, several times in crucial situations late in the game, when the Redskins were showing no ability to stop Murray. I don't think the Redskins could have stopped 3 consecutive runs from converting a first down at any time in the 4th quarter or OT.
The defense wasn't great, but it held the skins to 17 in regulation. If you stay patient and run the ball more to keep TOP even you dominate that game in the second half.
We can try to sneak in 5 or 6 carries to Randle in the first half of games, but when we're in crunch time, Murray needs to carry the team on his back. 19 carries for Murray won't win us many games.
It's a shame that's not great for Murray in the long term, but I bet if you ask him he'll tell you he wants the ball and wouldn't mind going for 2k yards and being the league MVP. Like all NFL athletes, he'll deal with the physical consequences later.