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08-18-2010, 06:21 AM
Carry numbers a concern for top backs
By Jerry DiPaola, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
.........The top 10 NFL rushers (in terms of yards gained) the past three seasons averaged 298.2 attempts, down from 308 in the last three seasons of the 1990s. Only Adrian Peterson and Thomas Jones finished 10th or higher from 2007 through 2009.
Early in the 2007 season, Willie Parker was leading the Steelers in rushing when coach Mike Tomlin declared: "We are going to ride Willie until the wheels fall off."
They did.
Read More: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_695287.html
By Jerry DiPaola, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
.........The top 10 NFL rushers (in terms of yards gained) the past three seasons averaged 298.2 attempts, down from 308 in the last three seasons of the 1990s. Only Adrian Peterson and Thomas Jones finished 10th or higher from 2007 through 2009.
Early in the 2007 season, Willie Parker was leading the Steelers in rushing when coach Mike Tomlin declared: "We are going to ride Willie until the wheels fall off."
They did.
Read More: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_695287.html