10-22-2013, 10:19 AM
Moristans Wrote:Depending upon the system a team can implement, I think running back can be one of those filler positions. Other than true impact players like Peterson who get entire offenses built around them, you're just as likely to get a Danny Woodhead who was really just a starting role player for NE.
I mean, even if Foster was still healthy, how effective was he going to be with every starting QB throwing pick 6's or fumbling inside the 10? You put 8 in the box, go one on one with the wide outs and dare Houston to beat you through the air.
A successful running game is critical to Kubiaks shitty Gulf Coast offensive scheme, as Noodle-arm Schaub can't throw long passes. Success was predicated on the running game opening up screens and play-action. So our system really requires a RB to work at all, and all the teams had figured us out anyway. Our O-line sucking hasn't helped either.
Foster is certainly a top tier QB (not Peterson tier but on that next level), but the amount of work he's had in the past seasons might be wearing on him.