(02-22-2018, 06:01 AM)Jags02 Wrote:

(02-22-2018, 05:39 AM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote: Obviously, a number two running back is second and receives a few less carries than a number one back. The third back even fewer.

Every carry a running back makes takes a toll on his body. Thus, a number one RB has to be the most durable guy in the unit. 

John Riggins is probably the best example of the price you pay carrying the football. After a game on Sunday, Riggins would lay on the floor at his house unable to get up. By Wednesday he could walk again. By game time on Sunday, with the help of adrenaline, he was ready to bang himself up all over again. During practices, Riggins hid himself in the Redskins' field house. 

You can examine former Tennessee Oiler/Titan RB, Eddie George. The guy was the most physically gifted back you might ever see, yet it was basically all over for him in eight years. He played one last year in Dallas, but he had nothing left in him. 

Grant is an exceptionally talented running back. What prevents him from becoming a number two back is size. He is fine and healthy as a third back, but if you increase his carries he is going to taper off in production due to the physical challenge of the position.

Vince Lombardi always told his players, "if you are going to play this game professionally, ya gotta pay the price."

Grant is ready for more carries. A starting role might be too much for him to handle, but he's ready for a #2 RB load.