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Originally Posted by rm1369
I have no fucking idea what you are even saying. Is load management a consideration in the NFL? Fuck yeah it is. Am I saying Reich didn’t run Taylor because of workload? Nope, never said that. I said I went to go see how badly Reich was using him compared to other backs and I see that he’s slightly low on per game averages and near the top in totals. Why? Because of injury for the other high use backs. And I said that I’d like to see 2-3 more touches per game but not a Henry like workload. If you think a Henry like workload is in the best interest of the team it just shows how little you understand about the game.
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They run Henry a lot, because they know that's how they can win a lot of games. It's really not that deep. I would put Tanny and Wentz on roughly the same level. One coach realizes that the law of averages says that if Tanny throws it 40+ times, well there will probably be a 2 or 3 really bad events that happen and that reduces their chances of winning games. Whereas if Henry runs it 25+, there will probably be 2 or 3 really great events, events which will enhance their chances of winning games. Thus he goes with what is going to give his team the best chance to win a game, make the playoffs and perhaps win a SB. If the running back gets hurt, well thems the breaks, it is the NFL afterall.
Our coach, appears to eschew wins, playoffs, and potential SB's because, well I guess because in the long view, 51 pass attempts from a mid level QB provides better odds of winning games than does 25 runs by what is perhaps the leagues best back, at least the 2nd best.
Makes sense, lots of it.