Niners Certainly Will Add Another Running Back
It used to be that NFL teams leaned on one dominant back to power the running game.Over the years in San Francisco, that premier back was someone such as Joe Perry, Ken Willard, Roger Craig or Frank Gore, the type of players who carried 20 to 25 times per game. During the Niners' Super Bowl-winning season of 1988, for instance, Craig carried the ball 310 times for 1,502 yards and nine touchdowns, while also catching 76 passes for 534 yards and another score. That was 386 touches for an NFL-leading 2,036 yards from scrimmage.But in the modern NFL, many teams like a running back-by-committee approach. They prefer to use two, three or four running backs – with different styles and strengths – to keep things fresh and defenses guessing. As the game has become more quarterback/passing-oriented, the value of having a dominating lead running back has declined. That's how it was last season for Kyle Shanahan when he was the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons. Shanahan deployed two backs, Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman, in versatile roles. Freeman carried 227 times for 1,079 yards and had 54 catches for 462 yards. Coleman had 118 carries for 520 yards and 31...
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