"The Bergen Record's Art Stapleton suggests the Giants may use a "three-back rotation" involving Rashad Jennings, David Wilson, and rookie Andre Williams this season.
They also have Peyton Hillis and Michael Cox on the roster. Stapleton believes the theoretical three-headed monster could help "keep Jennings fresh," as the career backup will be 29 1/2 years old in Week 1, and has never handled more than 163 carries in a season. (He's also never played 16 games.) In this scenario -- based on the first practice of Giants camp -- Jennings would be the starter and lead back, Wilson would come off the bench to change the pace, and hammerhead power back Williams would vulture short-yardage work."
Also mentions that Andre has started camp ahead of Hillis on the depth chart and is getting goal line carries. Love the idea of keeping everyone fresh all season, especially Wilson and Jennings.
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Damn autocorrect.
As for Jennings, the lack of work is more attributed to the running backs he's played behind and he couldn't crack the rotation. He has been productive when he's played. He just wasn't going to unseat MJD when he was in his prime and one of the best backs in football. I'd like to think he's got fresher legs at age 29 than would be reasonably expected and he can hold up for a full season.
Could see Giants using Rashad Jennings, David Wilson and Andre Williams in a three-back rotation, especially to keep Jennings fresh. #NYG
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@drewill44 very impressive today. Told you about catch earlier. Picked his way through line with ease + showed burst on another run #NYG
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Nothing to see here. Nice to know Williams looks good though. I don't like Hillis as a short-yardage back.
Clearly mix in plenty of the other guys, but Jennings needs to get most snaps by far.
Other teams were doing it.
Pittsburgh and Carolina in the early 2000's started doing it making the carries ratio 60-40 or 55-45 and I think took off from there.
I was thinking the same thing.
Thread title: Stapelton: Giants to use 3-back rotation
In the first sentence of post: Giants may use a "three-back rotation"
So which is it? The thread title is misleading.
Quote:
First of all, it is pure speculation by the writer. second of all, it makes no mention of a 3 back set, nor should it.
I was thinking the same thing.
Thread title: Stapelton: Giants to use 3-back rotation
In the first sentence of post: Giants may use a "three-back rotation"
So which is it? The thread title is misleading.
Your right, I titled it according to the headline in rotoworld but realized after I should have put a question mark. My apologies
Shula's perfect Dolphin team divided carries three ways (Csonka/Morris/Kiick), though it wasn't really a rotation because Csonka was the fullback. They ran the ball on about 70% of their snaps, so there were plenty of carries to go around.
Jacobs - 219 (5.0 YPC)
Ward - 182 (5.6 YPC)
Bradshaw - 67 (5.3 YPC)
Nearly half of Bradshaw's carries came late in games when the Giants and the final game of the season in Minnesota when the starters played only one half.
When you have 2 guys producing at a high level, the third guy usually won't see the field just based on the amount of plays in a game.
If you run 65 plays and 1/2 of them are passes, that doesn't leave much for 3 guys. Most RB's need to get into a rhythm and you can't do it trying to give 3 guys carries in a given game.
only difference is wilson is much faster he is a homerun threat defences will need to take notice of which should open things up for the passing game as a result