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All of this is predicated on the Texans drafting Bush and keeping Dom Davis. Assuming both hold true, is it possible that duo will be next season's version of Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams? In both cases you would have a young very high draft pick annointed as the team's RB of the future combined with a talented veteran who has proven more than capable of being the primary RB on the team. In Miami, head coach Nick Saban did hesitate to make his decision as to how he was going to handle this situation -- it was going to be a straight RBBC with a nearly 50-50 split of carries. That worked as both RBs performed well. Williams made Saban look like a genius by not only buying into the team concept but having a strong season and not complaining a bit about having to share carries with a rookie despite the fact he was the more proven RB. It's also worth noting that when Brown got hurt late in the season, Williams stepped right in and proved he was still capable of being a primary RB, finishing with several strong games to close out the season.Could something similar happen in Houston? Obviously the Texans will want to feature Bush prominently. But unless they simply decide to discard a talented player, logic suggests they will at least try and find a way to get Davis involved in the offense. Maybe it won't be the straight 50-50 split we saw in Miami (if I had to speculate, I would say that's unlikely) but it stands to reason Davis will get a chance to play and have some role in the offense. And if he performs well perhaps his role will grow to the point where -- as was the case in Miami from a fantasy perspective -- neither of the RBs was a RB1 or RB2 option but rather both were solid RB3s in flex leagues (until, of course, the end of the season when Williams became a legitimate starting option in all leagues). Something else to consider is that prior to the season when many folks were discussing how the Brown/Williams duo would work out several folks (myself included) speculated that when it all was said and done Williams would prove to be the superior RB this season. I believe that's exactly what happened. Could something similar happen in Houston next season? I see no reason to discount it. Not only did it happen in Miami, but it clearly happened in Chicago where the high draft pick RB could not even beat out the veteran incumbent for the starting job and never even made much of an impact all season long.The latter would not surprise me at all in Houston.If the Texans do draft Bush and trade Dom Davis (which would seem to be a difficult proposition given the cap implications), Bush has a chance to be a Top 10 RB given the production we've seen from Davis and even Wells and Morency in the Texans' offense. But if both remain I wonder if we'll see a similar situation as we saw in Miami this season where both RBs are nothing more than a RB3 option in flex leagues. That type of player clearly has value obviously but for Bush owners (as was the case with Ronnie Brown owners) it could be a letdown.
How can you draft a player #1 OVERALL and split time with another player?. Not gonna happen.
It is that simple. If Manning and Edge had this o Line Indy would have 4 wins
