Raheem's Plan to utilize a three-back system...

[FlawLeSs]

dam, back in the day i thought williams would be legit

[RyanLeaf16]

dam, back in the day i thought williams would be legit

Injuries happen. Granted, injuries are not something that can be blamed on the player, but, I said on draft day in 2005 that my biggest concern was his durability. The guy has had nagging foot injuries, ankle injuries and has torn the paterllar tendon in both his left and right knees. I don't even know how he is coming back this time. It is a testament to his work ethic and his toughness. He just can't stay healthy though. His knees are probably like paper mache now.

[Poundtherock]

The Giants used a three running back system last year with great success.

But I agree that using a specific system is a bad idea. I think doing something like that would kill any momentum that a running back had. Now maybe if he did a 2-2-1 where Ward is in for two PLAYS, Graham for two PLAYS and Williams/Smith for one PLAY, I think he might have something. But three series is a long time, Ward would come out late in the 1st quarter and might not go back in until the 3rd quarter. You're looking at almost an hour and a half of sitting on the bench.

I agree...and that may be what he ends up doing. Like Morris said, tonight will just a test and since it's Caddy's first game back, he wanted to get him in first, i.e., coming out of the tunnel, the crowd will prob erupt.

If he does adopt this system, IMO, it would be most likely the way you describe..Ward, Williams, Graham...Ward, Williams, Graham. Ward is the gun. He definitely should get the bulk of the carries. But I would hope that if somebody has a hot hand, whether it be any of the three above, or "Scatback" Smith, Morris should let the OC adapt. No question. And Jeff Jagodzinski very well could be a driving force behind this "test" as he is [and wants] a "power" run game system.

Injuries happen. Granted, injuries are not something that can be blamed on the player, but, I said on draft day in 2005 that my biggest concern was his durability. The guy has had nagging foot injuries, ankle injuries and has torn the paterllar tendon in both his left and right knees. I don't even know how he is coming back this time. It is a testament to his work ethic and his toughness. He just can't stay healthy though. His knees are probably like paper mache now.

Be nice to see him do well and end the game healthy. Coaches said in practice [paraphrasing] that "he had the quick pivot cut move that he possessed as a rookie."

[Poundtherock]

Bucs head coach Raheem Morris said [Friday NC] the team was able to use a little bit of their "2-2-1 format" in running the football Thursday night [against Miami], as RBs Cadillac Williams, Earnest Graham and Derrick Ward were all able to see action.

"I started doing it a little bit last night. It wasn't as detailed as I would like it. It wasn't all the situational things that I would like. It was OK. When you get a chance to see all three of those guys working together. Last night, we talked about it before too, feeding off the one that got hot. Last night Earnest and Cadillac got hot, [Ward ended up with only 4 carries.] so you kind of let them go a little bit. Then I was sad because I had to take them out because their time was done," Morris said.

If this route is the one Morris takes into the regular season, i.e., feeding off the one that is "hot" then I don't have a prob with his 2-2-1 rotation. But still, a guy sitting on the bench through two series could be lengthy at times.