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On Tuesday, Turner revealed the Chargers plan to feature a two-back system this season, potentially crippling Mathews' value while boosting Tolbert's perceived stock tenfold. Similar to what we saw in Weeks 14-15, a near 50-50 split in touches could be in the offing. From Chargers.com:
"I don't know if (Mathews) will be one of the leading rushers because I think the emergence of Tolbert gives us a chance to have a one-two punch," Turner said. "Tolbert gives us a nice changeup. Obviously he's a physical, hard-to-tackle, punishing runner and Ryan has great speed, so it's a good situation."
Turner sees the featured guy vs. split-duty scenarios as a decision based on the availability of a second or third back that offers a unique skill set.
"That's the mindset now," Turner said of using multiple ball-carriers. "Certainly (Week 1 opponent) Minnesota hasn't done that. Teams with that featured guy are continuing to let the featured guy run. I think if you have guys that are diverse, you can use two."
With Darren Sproles(notes) now in New Orleans, Turner also has designs of deploying Tolbert on all third/passing downs, yet another minus in Mathews' column.
"I don't know if (Mathews) will be one of the leading rushers because I think the emergence of Tolbert gives us a chance to have a one-two punch," Turner said. "Tolbert gives us a nice changeup. Obviously he's a physical, hard-to-tackle, punishing runner and Ryan has great speed, so it's a good situation."
Turner sees the featured guy vs. split-duty scenarios as a decision based on the availability of a second or third back that offers a unique skill set.
"That's the mindset now," Turner said of using multiple ball-carriers. "Certainly (Week 1 opponent) Minnesota hasn't done that. Teams with that featured guy are continuing to let the featured guy run. I think if you have guys that are diverse, you can use two."
With Darren Sproles(notes) now in New Orleans, Turner also has designs of deploying Tolbert on all third/passing downs, yet another minus in Mathews' column.
