My Opposition to RB by Committee

I don't mind running the ball. I like that we have a stable of backs.


That being said, at some point you must throw the ball. And I'm not talking one deep pass and then get back to running the ball for 3 more downs.


But to answer your question, I like having a stable.

I think we tend to use 3, maybe stick in a 4th one for a couple drives but generally, I think we use 3.

the RB by committee approach is apparently the problem du jour

Its the least of the offense's problems

I agree.
Momentum is very important in football and is probably very crucial to this young team whether they realize it or not.
Friggin physics dictates that momentum builds with acceleration - A constant energy directed at forward movement.
If you have two bulldozers and drive one, pedal to the metal, for 2 seconds and then do the same thing to other one.. and measure their combined momentum... it would be much lower than 1 bulldozer, pedal to the metal, for 4 seconds.
Fournette is obviously our best "bulldozer" and there is no reason to purposely stop his momentum.

I understand this is applying a literal concept to a figurative situation, but it definitely applies.

We should use the Auburn system. Fournette or Hilliard getting plenty more.

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You mean when bama had Ingram, Richardson, and Lacey playing in the same season? Running by committee is our best asset. It keeps players fresh and ultimately allows them to have a longer career in the NFL. At the end of the day the goal is to let these players have great NFL careers and grab a championship on the way

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Ingram 158
Richardson 112
Lacy 56

Do you even look at things before posting?

I made a thread on this last night. Check out the other teams in the west

Alabama
Yeldon 77
Henry 70
Drake 22

Arkansas
Collins 86
Williams 66
Marshall 22

Auburn
CAP 110
Grant 38
Thomas 13

Ole Miss
Walking 42
Mathers 33
Wilkons 21

MSU
Robinson 79
Holloway 25
Griffin 20

TAMU
Williams 42 (6 games)
Carson 43 (5 games)
Williams 29 (6 games)


What do you see? Arky, Bama, Auburn, and MSU, who rely on the run game, have two or one main back/s get most of the carries. TAMU uses the run game as a balance, Ole Miss really doesn't have a run game (I mean completely garbage).

For us to be successful, we need at least one guy to get into rhythm. I'd prefer Fournette with 18 or more carries, and the next guy with 10-12. We can not establish the run playing peek a boo with our RBs. We are a power run team first and foremost. People use the fresh excuse, but guys are in 3 straight plays at best before getting yanked for 3 series, to a quarter and a half. We can not establish anything if our guys don't establish themselves first.

Put it like this, would you like to run two backs the first three quarters with another guy in for change of pace, then blast with a fresh 4th guy in the fourth? Or would you just want to swap out four guys throughout the entire game, and never establish any kind of run game?

Like the announcer said in the very first game against Wisconsin, "this isn't youth football. Not every guy needs a turn".

It is extremely infuriating.