What is the value of a team’s running game, and who should bear the responsibility for its production?
In years gone by, the answer would overwhelmingly have been “the running back,” as the superstar backs often garnered all the credit — and, perhaps most importantly, the majority of the compensation — but we saw a team answer differently in 2019 when the San Francisco 49ers went against the status quo by allocating a higher percentage of their salary cap toward their offensive line while dividing the rushing workload between multiple ball carriers.