Falcons: Michael Turner Groin

[sonnyjim]

(12-01-2011 12:44 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  What you really need to do is abandon the primary back philosophy. More and more teams are going to sharing the load. It started with the Giants and Carolina. The Saints carried it to the next level sharing the duties among three RB's. It saves wear and tear and keeps them all fresh for both the game and the season. The problem is that it takes a special player to buy into the scheme. You cannot pull it off with a prima donna type.

Of course the 'primary back philosophy' is the exception to the running back by committee rule. The original 'Thunder and Lightning' combo was powerback Cain and scatback Abel who played for the Eden Vipers.

Maybe someday the Saints may find a back that gets stronger as the game goes on and makes linebackers try to hide from him in crunch time, but you cannot have ours.

Don't worry about MT's age. He sat on the bench behind LT for years. He will punish the Saints for years to come. Think Jerome Bettis.