HOUSTON -- After years of having one primary running back, the Houston Texans have departed from that plan by necessity.
Now, Alfred Blue, Chris Polk, Jonathan Grimes and even newcomer Akeem Hunt, have all played a role in the Texans' running game. And the team isn't committing to anyone. Blue leads the team in rushing yards, but he only had four carries last week when Polk and Grimes combined for 17 carries and 89 yards.
"I think it is more circumstantial," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said. "I think it’s more about a couple things, it’s how the defense is playing us and the different personnel groupings and, sometimes, it comes down to who has the hot hand, who is running the best, who is running with the most confidence, who is seeing it the best.