Thomas Jones is going to get the lion's share of the carries now and will put up solid RB3 numbers. The Chiefs will get back to being mediocre instead of absolutely horrible in the next couple of games. McCluster is just a gadget player and the Chiefs seem intent on limiting his touches. They still play in a relatively terrible division. He had 1,000 yards last year in a major timeshare.
http://www.kansascit...ts-running.html
Interesting use of selective quotation.
From an article entitled "
Chiefs buzz: KC to do its running by committee" and that leads with a sentence indicating that they will split the workload between 3 or 4 backs, you instead prune the last quote and ignore the rest? Interesting... especially from a guy named "devil in the detail"
Managing runners
With Jamaal Charles out of the lineup, the Chiefs will split the running back work in Sunday's game against the Chargers between Dexter McCluster, Thomas Jones and perhaps Le'Ron McClain and even little-used Jackie Battle.
The amount of plays for each player might revolve around McCluster and how much work he can get. McCluster has more big-play ability than any of the others. But he's only 170 pounds, and the Chiefs are sensitive to wearing him out so early in the season.
"We have a set number of plays, and I think the type of plays he's running has something to do with it also," offensive coordinator Bill Muir said. "We kind of have a number in our mind."
That goes out the window if the Chiefs are somehow able to keep Sunday's game close.
"We'll do whatever we've got to do to win the game," Muir said.
There are no such limitations on Jones, who is bigger than McCluster but 33 years old.
"Wherever he's been, he's loved to carry the ball," Muir said. "We understand his age. No, we don't have a plan. We'll (give him the ball) until his tongue is hanging out."
