After Ahman Green MM tried RB by committee which it seems a lot in the league have turned to. But MM didn't like it, and changed it back to the feature back role with Grant being that guy once he stepped up.
I'm expecting if everyone is healthy for to start out as a feature back in the preseason, and if Starks practices well, plays well and etc (or if Grant doesn't) that MM will slowly give the RB by committee another shot, with the committee being Grant and Stark... i expect Grant to get more carries
Also Green might be able to compete for the 3rd down role, Grant nor Starks are the best blockers and Green showed some skill for it at the college level, as well as pass catching. I don't think Green has the power that Starks has, but they'll probably have Kuhn in the 3rd down plays as well.
Originally Posted by: beast
There's another reason for this, though... At first, MM was pretty much forced into a RB by committee style. I mean, we had Morency, Wynn, Herron (arguably), Jackson and Grant... And at that time, Grant was way down the depth chart, not seeing any playing time.
The reason he got in was because of both injuries and because of that committee build, which, I believe, was purely to actually find someone who could run the ball decently. Just throw them out there, hoping to find someone who can run it decently.
When we found Grant, that obviously stopped.
And the reason it didn't really come back was the lack of talent behind him, I think.
So really, it's a gamble right now. You have to use Starks in some way, you have to get Grant out there carrying the load and you would like to see something out of Green. With the talent we have now, I do see more of a committee-like build. Something like we had under Sherman, maybe, in, let's say, 2003.
Share about 150 carries between Starks (majority) and Green (Like Davenport and Fisher, respectively) and give the rest to Grant (Green). Maybe get Kuhn some carries, but really, apart from being a fan favorite, he wasn't overly productive last year.