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Running Back by Committee
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Running Back by Committee


Dec 4, 2017, 3:03 AM

I hope that this season and especially the ACC Championship Game will forever put to rest the old wive's tale that running back by committee does not work. We had 4 different backs (counting Bryant) score rushing touchdowns against Miami and kept fresh running backs in the game the whole night. We didn't get the big yardage, but we got critical yards when it counted. Our running backs also have gotten stronger as the year went on.

One of the comments made during the game was that as many players as we use (at RB and receiver), it makes them pay attention in practice, because they know they will get a chance to play. It has a way of wearing down the other team and it gives needed experience. Anyone who still holds to this belief has either not seen this season, and/or they were too young to have seen the success we had with this strategy back in the late 70s through the 80s. Sure, occasionally you will have a dominant back, but given a choice of one dominant back and several good backs, I'll take the latter any day. If you rely on one dominant back, you are only an injury away from potential disaster.

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Dec 4, 2017, 4:38 AM

Excellent post. The running back by committee system has worked well for the Tigers. Adam Choice played a great game Saturday as well as the others but he is a very good back in his own right. One big improvement I see is the special teams, especially the kickoff coverage team. They are really playing well. When the other team has to go 75 or more years that is a big advantage for our defense.

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