Should the Philadelphia Eagles Preserve LeSean McCoy with a Platoon?

June 13, 2012   ·   Randy Jobst   ·   Jump to comments

LeSean McCoy has developed into one of the top three running backs in the NFL.The Philadelphia Eagles drafted him in 2009 to be a platoon back for Brian Westbrook. Westbrook was wearing down and the front office knew it. McCoy ended up being more of an immediate replacement than he was a nice compliment to Westbrook.
McCoy does everything that you would want a player to be able to do at the position and does it well. He catches the ball well out of the backfield. He is outstanding in pass protection. He has maybe the quickest feet in the NFL and is nearly impossible to take down in the open field.
The one area of his game for which he gets the least amount of credit is his ability to convert in short-yardage situations. In 29 carries on third and fourth down during the 2011 season, McCoy converted the play to a first down or a touchdown 21 times. That is a successful conversion 72 percent of the time.
When you compare that figure to Maurice Jones-Drew's 54 percent c...

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