| SaintsBro |
01-12-2012 06:19 PM |
Some people are a little homeristic about the run game but really - it has been already proven that the 49ers can be beaten with just simple 50-60-70-80 or 110 yard type rushing numbers. And we have four healthy backs to do it, we will spread it around so they stay fresh late in the game when the defense is tired, and although no one in Niner nation will admit it, we are 6th in rushing to their 8th, had more rushing TD's, and we have a 4.9 rushing average to their 4.1, that's nearly a whole yard difference. Very helpful in a tight game. And fewer fumbles on the year. Sproles recently set an all-time NFL single-season record for all purpose-yards, which of course includes short passes and kick returns as well as runs, but the reality is that a healthy chunk of his yardage was done on the ground from a conventional RB position. He is speedy and elusive and makes guys miss, he can give big guys some problems in tackling him or even keeping track of where he is on the field. And GRASS does not seem to slow him down much, he played well in San Diego and ran wild for us in games on grass turf including Carolina and Tennessee this year.
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