Right back to complement Christian McCaffrey might look a lot like McCaffrey

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Much has been debated about who will complement Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey after Jonathan Stewart was released last week.

There also has been a lot of debate over whether McCaffrey (5-foot-10, 205 pounds) has the size to be the every-down back. Perhaps a glimpse into new offensive coordinator Norv Turner's past will help. Specifically, a look into Turner’s time with Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson, the player McCaffrey was most often compared to coming out of Stanford a year ago.

Turner was Tomlinson’s offensive coordinator at San Diego in 2001 and his head coach with the Chargers from 2007 to 2009. Tomlinson (5-10, 215) was about the…