Is Arizona Cardinals Giving Andre Ellington 25-30 Touches Per Game a Good Idea?

May 27, 2014   ·   Shaun Church   ·   Jump to comments

Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday that he would like to get running back Andre Ellington 25 to 30 touches per game in 2014, according a tweet from Kyle Odegard of AZCardinals.com.
Arians said he would like to get Andre Ellington 25-30 touches per game, but much depends on ability to get him ball through air.
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) May 27, 2014 In 2013, Ellington became the first rookie back since Ickey Woods in 1988 to lead the NFL in yards per carry, averaging 5.53 yards. That total is the third-best by a rookie who qualified for the league lead since the NFL expanded to a 16-game regular season in 1978, behind only Maurice Jones-Drew (5.67) in 2006 and Adrian Peterson (5.63) in 2007.
He also became just the third rookie back over that same span to average 5.0 yards per carry (minimum 100 carries) and 9.0 yards per reception (minimum 30 receptions). The others were Jones-Drew (9.5 yards per reception) and Clinton Portis (5.52 yards pe...

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