Use Ricky or Ronnie as 3rd down back

[vans12]

One thing I did notice was Cobbs as the 3rd down back. I know Sparano said he would be the guy but Ricky n Ronnie are just simply better at

1. picking up the blitz
2. catching the ball out of the back field
3. making things happen with the ball in their hands.

I just think we should use our best players on 3rd down.

 

[CitizenSnips]

well the idea was not to overwork ronnie. But hes lookin pretty solid so that may change next week.

 

[hilslo]

One thing I did notice was Cobbs as the 3rd down back. I know Sparano said he would be the guy but Ricky n Ronnie are just simply better at

1. picking up the blitz
2. catching the ball out of the back field
3. making things happen with the ball in their hands.

I just think we should use our best players on 3rd down.

I personally think Ronnie should be starting next week. But, if the coaches still feel Ricky is the better back, Ronnie absolutely needs to be in there on third down. I don't have anything against Cobbs, but as you said, we simply need to have our best players on the field.

 

[chewski]

If ricky and ronnie are both healthy, cobbs is strictly ST and Mop up duty. Put your best players on the feild!!! Personally, I would like to see both of them on the feild at the same time more often

 

[Breed]

One thing I did notice was Cobbs as the 3rd down back. I know Sparano said he would be the guy but Ricky n Ronnie are just simply better at

1. picking up the blitz
2. catching the ball out of the back field
3. making things happen with the ball in their hands.

I just think we should use our best players on 3rd down.

You're correct....

The whole purpose of a two back system is to keep your running backs rested. There's absolutely no reason we can't keep Ricky and Ronnie out there all 3 (and sometimes 4) downs, and keep them both rested. It just doesn't make any sense to me having a vastly inferior back out there, when your other two backs aren't even seeing much action.