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I was thinking career, but yes, Sanders as a backup would be a winner for a season.

No doubt.  Duh.

Yeah, not sure exactly how you measure it.  You can have names, but you are basing that off what the backup became as a starter.

Biakabatuka backing up Wheatley?

Eddie George backing up Raymont Harris?

I'm not sure how good those duos are, I don't remember George as a backup, and barely remember Tim B.  But on paper they look really nice.  From an era when guys earned their stripes,.whether or not they deserved more PT, you get more situations like this . Now you'd see a more even distribution of carries.

Interesting discussion.

Your mom had too many carries....




Anywho, some other pairs:
Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown - Auburn
LenDale White and Reggie Bush - USC
Calvin Jones and Derek Brown - Nebraska
Lawrence Phillips and Ahman Green - Nebraska
Alabama had a run there with great pairs of RBs----Ingram/Richardson, Richardson/Lacy, Lacy/Yeldon

In leading Nebraska to its seventh NCAA rushing title in 12 years, Brown and Jones totaled 2,213 yards, the second-best I-back combination in Nebraska`s rich rushing tradition.

Mike Rozier and Jeff Smith had 2,587 yards between them in 1983, but Rozier (2,148) carried most of the load and won the Heisman Trophy. With Brown and Jones, the duties have been truly shared, especially during the second half of the season.

``I think this may be the best group of I-backs we`ve had, definitely since I`ve been there,`` said running backs coach Frank Solich, in his 13th year at Nebraska.

Brown rushed for 1,313 yards and 14 touchdowns to earn first-team All-Big Eight and third-team All-America honors. But Jones made bigger headlines by rushing for 294 yards and six touchdowns (both school records) on 29 carries against Kansas.

Yeah, it doesn't work for a bunch of different RB at different times.  It's more of a trend thing.

Also, blindly citing Nebraska RBs ypc numbers is silly as it ignores the ability of the QB's skill at the option.  The '83 offense was an all-timer, not only because of Rozier's ability, but also because of Gill's and an actual passing threat with Fryar.




If you really want to look at what I've said and understand it, I stand by the posts I made about what made Melvin Gordon special.  And that statistically, if a coach wants to eek out every last yard he can, his prominent ball-carriers' ypc averages should be nearly equal, as dictated by their number of carries.  

Yeah, it doesn't work for a bunch of different RB at different times.  It's more of a trend thing. Cool, so it doesn't work

Also, blindly citing Nebraska RBs ypc numbers is silly as it ignores the ability of the QB's skill at the option.  The '83 offense was an all-timer, not only because of Rozier's ability, but also because of Gill's and an actual passing threat with Fryar.  Cool, so it's silly because of many variables in an offense




If you really want to look at what I've said and understand it, I stand by the posts I made about what made Melvin Gordon special.  And that statistically, if a coach wants to eek out every last yard he can, his prominent ball-carriers' ypc averages should be nearly equal, as dictated by their number of carries.  I understand your point about sharing carries via YPC, but coaches aren't interested in every last yard, they are interested in converting 3rd downs, scoring, and winning.

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