Ran CarthonPHOENIX – In his introductory press conference and again when he spoke to the press at the scouting combine, Ran Carthon answered a question about the Titans' potential success as a run-based offense with an answer about the Golden State Warriors.

Everyone likes fast-break football, was the gist of what he said, but it’s not the way to win late in the season.

I brought this up with Carthon at the NFL annual meeting because the Warriors are the NBA’s defending champions and have won four of the league’s last eight titles and because I think most would agree the NFL’s version of the Warriors are the Kansas City Chiefs, the reigning Super Bowl champs who also won in 2019.

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