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Footballguy
So I was watching the Vikings game today(Childress makes me hate being a Vikings fan) and for the first time in over a year, I was worried about a running back being able to break any given play for a TD on the Vikings run defense.
Now, we all know the Vikings run D is one of the best in the NFL and it doesn't happen very often that they struggle to bring someone down, but Barber gave them fits, even with their swarming defense. There were quite a few plays today that he nearly broke for long TDs. He also had the two longest rushing plays against the Vikings this year (21 yards and 24 yards). Meanwhile, JJ looked a lot less threatening. He didn't have a bad game, but when the ball was in his hands I didn't worry about him taking one to the house.
I understand that many coaches want to keep their RBs fresh late into the game and late into the season, but for as little as Dallas runs the ball versus passes the ball I don't think that is a problem. Now it could be that JJ is a bigger pass catching threat and they want him in the game for this purpose, but still I think Barber should be getting 20 touches a game. There really isn't anyone in the game that runs harder than him right now.
Now, we all know the Vikings run D is one of the best in the NFL and it doesn't happen very often that they struggle to bring someone down, but Barber gave them fits, even with their swarming defense. There were quite a few plays today that he nearly broke for long TDs. He also had the two longest rushing plays against the Vikings this year (21 yards and 24 yards). Meanwhile, JJ looked a lot less threatening. He didn't have a bad game, but when the ball was in his hands I didn't worry about him taking one to the house.
I understand that many coaches want to keep their RBs fresh late into the game and late into the season, but for as little as Dallas runs the ball versus passes the ball I don't think that is a problem. Now it could be that JJ is a bigger pass catching threat and they want him in the game for this purpose, but still I think Barber should be getting 20 touches a game. There really isn't anyone in the game that runs harder than him right now.