LF - just 5 games with more than 15 carries

This is still one of the biggest question marks for me. LF is the definition of a workhorse and is the perfect RB for a Les Miles offense. He's a RB that you can lean on and gets better the more touches he gets. He wears down defenses and can score from all over the field. And considering we had 1 of the worst QBs and passing attacks in all of college football, you would think we would have leaned on him. But he only had 5 games with more than 15 carries...

According to ESPN, we had 621 rushing attempts and 276 pass attempts, so 897 total. LF had just 187 of the 621 rushing attempts. We ran the ball 69% of the time. LF only had 30% of the carries. He averaged just 14.4 carries per game.

In the 5 games where he had more than 15 rushing attempts, he had 108 carries for 600yards and 5 TDs. He averaged 21.6 carries for 120 yards (5.5ypc) and 1 TD in those 5 games. And 4 of the 5 games were against TAMU, Bama, Ole Miss, and UF. The only cupcake game was vs New Mexico St. He performed extremely well in those games and they were against SEC opponents for the most part. LF was the best player on the field vs UF, Ole Miss, and TAMU and was the key to our offense. And he was solid vs Alabama as well and battled all night without that much room to run.

Look at UGA with Chubb. They didn't have a great pass attack and they knew it. They also knew they had a stud in Chubb. So they leaned on him and fed him the rock. And won games because of it. Now I'm not saying I wanted LF to get 28+ touches per game or some crazy amount. But considering the passing attack and QB play we had, it just doesn't make sense that he averaged under 15carries per game.

And I'm not saying he should never come off the field or whatever. I love Magee and his role and thought DWill ran well and even Hilliard was decent. But you don't leave LF sitting on the sideline for 2+ series in a row after he's been gashing teams and just watch us go 3 and out. He's our best offensive skill position and weapon and is a perfect fit for the offense we run. Yet he had just 30% of the carries.

I dont get it. And the RB carousel hurt us more than it helped us this year. Sometimes we would go LF for a series, then Magee for a series, then DWill / Hilliard for a series. So you get a few plays and then sit for 2 series. No RB can get in a rhythm like that and I'm shocked none of them tweaked a hammy or strained a muscle due to the fact that they play a few plays, sit for 2+ series and get tight and cold, then go back out there again.

Yesterday was a perfect example of this. LF SHREDS Notre Dame... And gets 4 carries in the 2nd half and we end up losing the game and couldn't convert a 3rd and short to seal it.