popularwar said:
He'll really be splitting time with Brown, unless he gets injured. I see Brown getting most of the carries but Ricky doing some big damage as well, kind of like David-Foster in Carolina.
I see this too... but I think we won't see his full role until Week 9. After serving 4 games suspension, he'll be worked back into "game shape" as to prevent a conditioning related injury.
I realistically see him get 5 - 10 touches a game until Week 9. Then, his longer term role will become 10 - 15 carries with Ronnie getting 15 - 20.
I reallly don't see Ronnie being a 25-30 carry/game back right now. Not too mention our tremendous quality depth, this offense and it's utilization of ALL FBs/RBs simply doesn't allow for it.
Gordon will take Ricky's carries until he returns. And, I expect to see Morris and Evans getting a lot of the short yardage carries early on.
Ricky will probably get 500 - 600 yards this year. Not bad for missing 4 games and splitting time the rest.