for the record, I'm not saying this won't be RBBC or that RBBC is not a definite possibility. But, there are all different types of RBBC situations.Most likely, is that Henry will start and get 75% of the touches along with all the goalline work this year. Considering the Bills are expected to increase their number of rushes, as well as the effectiveness of those carries, as well as their total number of TDs, there is good reason to suspect that his numbers will not suffer very much at all from being a part of this committee compared to year's past when he got closer to 100% of the touches but the Bills running game was an afterthought on Sundays.It is also very likely that McGahee will get roughly 25% of the touches, probably starting out with a smaller proportion in early games and earning more as he and the coaches become more comfortable with his knee. He will likely contribute as the 3rd down RB and spell Henry on occasion.The Bills spent a 1st round pick on McGahee because they believe he can be a very special RB. They were smart and held him out of all games last year to allow his knee to heal properly. Henry is locked up for 2 more years and is a more than capable feature RB who the entire team and coaching staff respects greatly as a player. It makes the most sense to most people who have looked at this situation that McGahee will play a complementary role this year and be ready for feature back status in 2005. If he proves himself capable this year, then the Bills will have an extremely valuable commodity in Henry to deal next offseason. It would benefit the Bills as a franchise if Henry goes out and does well...meanwhile, McGahee will have fresh legs and be ready to hit the ground running in 2005.Turning the reigns over to McGahee this year will risk (a) Henry losing a lot of his trade value, (b) McGahee re-injuring his knee, and © upsetting Henry and possibly the lockerroom if a RB controvery emerges.The only upside to turning over to McGahee is if he's clearly superior to Henry on the field and suffers no setbacks in his recovery and proves durable enough to handle 20 carries/game. After watching Henry play for the past 3 years, I think the chances of that happening THIS year are very small. For most of the games last season, Henry was the best player on the entire Bills offense. He earned the right to be the feature back this year, and the new coaches haven't stopped raving about him and what they saw on film since they came to town.
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