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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 798506" data-attributes="member: 10247">Call it the Leroy Hoard phenomena "coach, you need 1 yard I'll get you 3 yards.  You need 5 yards I'll get you 3 yards"In a very simplistic way of putting it I'd rather have a back with a 5 yard average who never got less than 3 than one with a 5 yard average who breaks one for 30 yards occasionally and gains 0 or 1 on half his other carries.  I know the latter is more realistic but like you said a running game that can produce 3,4,5, yards a carry consistently will open up the passing game and let the QB have those 30 yard passes.  On the other hand it is always nice to have the RB who is a threat to break it every time he touches the ball and if you don't have that guy the defense won't care about the run on any down with more than 3 yards to go.</blockquote>

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