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Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini
I've never seen Charles be an effective 3rd and short back. I'd nuch rather go with the guy who's 230 to pick up 1 yard.
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That's fine if you have a legit short yardage back on your team, but too often teams switch horses midstream to the bigger guy because they think that extra size means extra power, which = first down.
When backs gets stuffed on short yardage situations it's because the defensive line and linebackers and the kitchen sink has leaked through the gaps and has already wrapped up the carrier. Very very few RBs in the NFL have the leg-churning ability to push forward for the needed extra yard after getting contacted. And quite often a lot of those RBs who can do that aren't even the biggest guys in the world (Chris Ivory is a name that comes to mind in the game today).
So it becomes just as much about finding a guy who has the vision to find a spot, the speed to surge before contact can be made. All in all, teams should probably just hand it off to the most talented RB on the team who has already warmed up plenty with several carries, rather than giving it to some lumbering FB whose first touch comes against a wall of ferocious defenders who are 95% sure what the playcall is going to be.
Knile Davis doesn't necessarily have more power than JC, certainly doesn't have his vision, and his fumblitis is very concerning with that many tacklers looking to strip the ball in a crucial situation.
Just give it to Charles.