re: SI article on running backs.....

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KaiserSoze99 Posted:

Bama does it right. So does Georgia and LSU.

We had 5-star Christine Michael and 4-star Ben Melina sharing time with 5-star Trey Williams.

This next year, we have 4-star Ben "Tre" Melina sharing time with 5-star Trey Williams, 5-star Tra Carson, and 5-star Brandon Williams the III.

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Fixed.....

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oauron Posted:

Well, yes. It's not technically the same, but it's commonly used as a synonym for number of times a page is viewed.

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It's also commonly used to describe the overwhelming multitude of results by Gamecock batters versus Arkansas pitchers that's sure to happen this spring, but this may not exactly be on topic with this thread....

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Auburn's 2004 offense says hello.

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Yes, two rbs were never used on the same team before 2004. Hell Auburn had three NFL runningbacks splitting carries in the early 80s.

I think the gist of the article is that Saban is telling the guys up front and using it as a recruiting pitch.

I highly doubt Tommy Tuberville did the same. Especially, considering the ducks were probably flying.

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Probably something to do with him producing three first round backs in three consecutive years.

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And so far one (MI) might be the biggest 1st round bust in the last ten years and the other averaged a little over 3 yards per carry. They are prime reasons you wait until the late second or third to pick a RB.

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Stars dont equal rings.....Dominating your oponent does....you count your stars we will count our crystal

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Quite obvious you did not count grammar and spelling class, right Hoss?

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Auburn's 2004 offense says hello.

It had been done before, but that really showcased how two top notch RB's can be effectively used in the same offense.

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If I remember correctly, the only reason Ronnie got much playing time was because Cadillac went down. Before that Tubbs was happy to run Caddy into the ground, which is probably why he broke down so early in his pro career.

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Probably so. The upside to all this is we may see better all around backs. One's who can pass block, pick up the blitz, run a route other than to the flat, and catch the ball.

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I think the opposite might actually be the case. We'll see more specialized backs being rotated into the game for whatever the situation is at the time. Passing down? Put in the blocking/pass catching guy. Short Yardage? Put in the bulldozer. Clock eating multiple carry guys. Speed, high YPC guys.

If it were true that these types of scenarios produced guys who could do every job then what would be the point of taking them out at all, unless it was for a breather. Why does the argument that "if you have two starting quarterbacks you don't have any starting quarterbacks" not translate into "if you have multiple feature running backs you don't have any feature running backs"?

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I can't believe the article didn't mention, and no one here in 3 pages has mentioned...


Lattimore.

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If you mean that if you have a back capable of doing everything required then you don't need to have a cadre of people to carry the ball, then I agree...

If that was in the context that platooning would prevent his injuries... then that's just silly.

Both his injuries would have happened to whoever was running the ball... How would having Mike Davis or Kenny Miles patrolling the sideline on crutches, instead of Lattimore, been in anyway better? If Gurley or Marshall gets their knee caught wrong during a play it will still sideline them the same as it did Marcus.

I'll be surprised if Yeldon doesn't carry most of the load next year. I just don't see the #2 RB getting 100+ carries like in years past. If you look at all the times we've had two running backs share the load, the two RBs were always pretty equal in terms of ability if not better. There wasn't much of a gap between Coffee and Ingram, Ingram and Richardson, and Lacy and Yeldon when they shared the load. That won't be the case next year. There really isn't any backup RB that is projected to stand out and Yeldon will almost certainly be significantly better than whoever the #2 RB will be. I see there being a rotation of backups to Yeldon. In a big game like Texas A&M or LSU, I bet Yeldon will get over 20+ carries and no backup RB will get more than five carries. This is just my feeling based on the recruiting that is going on. It's one thing to recruit two or three RBs. It's another thing to try to land five or six running backs in the same class. Saban isn't as confident about any of these freshman running backs being ready to be key contributors from day one like he was about Richardson and Yeldon. This is just my opinion.

Yeldon was vastly underrated coming out of high school. None of the new guys coming in are on the levels of Yeldon or Richardson.