So last week we studied how much use is too much use for an NFL running back. This week we are going to look at how running backs were used then and how they are used now.
So I had an error in my last article. Terrell Davis should have been mentioned because he had 531 combined touches in the 1997 season (regular season and playoffs) which was one of the highest totals ever. During that same season Jerome Bettis (440) and Dorsey Levens (467) would both get more than 400 total touches including post-season. This was near the middle of the NFL’s “Bellcow” running back era which started in the early 90s and lasted until the mid aughts.