Breaking Down New York Giants’ Situation at Running Back

May 13, 2016   ·   Patricia Traina   ·   Jump to comments

Moving right along in my series breaking down each position unit on the New York Giants, here now is a look at the running backs, including fullbacks.
 
2015 in Review
The Giants took the “running back by committee” concept to a whole new level—one that, quite frankly, didn’t work.
I’m referring to, of course, the now infamous four-man committee, a desperation ploy in which the coaching staff tried to keep all of the running backs healthy for the first time in years and get better production out of the unit.
The plan worked as far as keeping the backs fresh and getting them through a 16-game season—starter Rashad Jennings in fact made it through the first 16-game season of his career.
However, the production by this unit left something to be desired.  Per TeamRankings, the Giants collected 27.01 percent of their offensive yards on the ground (25th in the league). They were also at or near the bottom in other ca...

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