What Impact Will the Justin Forsett Signing Have on the Texans?

June 13, 2012   ·   Matt Goldstein   ·   Jump to comments

When a team runs an offense the way the Houston Texans do, it is, in fact, very important to have a capable third-string running back.
The Texans offense lives and breathes through the rush, and their backs are required to have a bone-jarring amount of carries. Despite missing three games due to injury last season and barely playing in the final game of the season, Arian Foster had the sixth-most amount of carries in the NFL with 278 attempts.
Ben Tate, the Texans' backup running back who had a breakout season last year, ranked 22nd in the league with 175 carries. 
The more carries that a running back is forced to endure, the more likely his body is to begin to break down. Therefore, the health of Foster and Tate could be in a bit of a precarious position with the amount of rushing attempts they have taken in the past, and also with the amount of carries they will take in the future.
In order for the Texans to be safeguarded against an injury to either one of t...

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