MVPWilliams17 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-backs011707&prov=yhoo&type=lgns All 4 teams left in the playoffs have a 2-back platoon system in place. This seems like a good trend for us considering the talent we have to pull this off (Portis/Betts)... :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superozman Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yes it will work...a 2 back system is great, especially when there are 2 different styles involved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the krabber Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yes it will work...a 2 back system is great, especially when there are 2 different styles involved! two backs (who can catch too) + one power fullback who can just ram it through the line for the short yardage situations = gravy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkekoa Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 It is not that they want to employ a two back system but neither RB on these teams separate themselves from the other. You don't split time with LT do you? If you have a dominant guy, you play him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the krabber Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 It is not that they want to employ a two back system but neither RB on these teams separate themselves from the other. You don't split time with LT do you? If you have a dominant guy, you play him. I disagree. For the Pats, Dillon and Maroney are completely different kind of backs. Dillon is a (mostly) downhill runner meant for chugging straight ahead. Maroney is an explosive back who can make a play out of nothing. And for the Saints, take what I just said and switch the names with McAllister and Bush, respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 and the steelers last year had parker and bettis. the 2 back system works i wish that people would relax and let our 2 back system work rather than insist that we trade away players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the krabber Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 and the steelers last year had parker and bettis. the 2 back system works i wish that people would relax and let our 2 back system work rather than insist that we trade away players amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FedExFielder Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Good find, I didn't realize that ALL four teams left use a platoon at running back. May not be such a bad idea afterall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Dog Night Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I think it's a sign of how things have changed in the NFL. A combination of passing offenses + RBs getting injured alot from the constant pounding = 2 back platoon system. Where's John Madden to deposit his expert opinion? "When you have two guys, it means you don't have one guy". Well, apparently, you're wrong about that, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPortJGibbs89 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I think it's a sign of how things have changed in the NFL. A combination of passing offenses + RBs getting injured alot from the constant pounding = 2 back platoon system.Where's John Madden to deposit his expert opinion? "When you have two guys, it means you don't have one guy". Well, apparently, you're wrong about that, John. AHAHA. I just thought of what you said in Madden's voice and that is something he would absolutely say, very nice my friend very nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THUNDERDOME Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 If you could pick between portis having the kind of year LT just had, a record breaking year, but get bounced from the first round of the playoffs, OR portis and betts both share the rock, maybe they both get 1000 yards and we win some playoff games which would you pick. Case Closed.:2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvkeeper19 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Furthermore, Joe Gibbs has shown an affinity for a two-back system. Earnest Byner/Gerald Riggs, John Riggins/Joe Washington, and now Clinton Portis/Ladell Betts. It's clear our running game has been working, even if the offense has sputtered at times. As much as I'd love to see Portis carry the load, I think it is beneficial to have Betts to spell him for 10-15 carries a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana_4_prez Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 To me the success of a running back depends highly on the scheme, and offensive line. That is why all the good running teams have more than one successful back...you can almost plug any professional RB in the successful system and get good production. Prime example is Indy. Look how good Edge was in Indy, and now he is struggling in Arizona. And now both Addai and Rhodes but up good numbers this season, in the system that made edge a star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgun88 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 We could easily achieve this. We have two awesome backs. Thunder and lighting, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEArmchairQB Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184494 I started this thread back in early December. Members of the Parcells coaching tree have been runnning two back systems for years. The NFL is a two back league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlwredskins Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Well in 1991 we had Ernest Bynar and Ricky Ervins....so the system has worked for us before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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