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The 3rd down statistics are so grim - worst of the Brady era - because there's no 3rd-down back like Kevin Faulk as a primary target or safety valve.
Deus Irae actually posted a statistic about 15-18 months ago (approx) that showed the average number of RB receptions during the Brady era.
It was normally in the mid to high 50's in terms of RB catches just about every single year, with the exception coming in BJGE's last season here (2011) where we only had something in the mid to high 30's; although that was also the year where we really hit the TE's/Welker a lot so it didn't show quite as negatively. Last year was right back to usual with Woodhead catching 40 by himself, and it was a nice balanced attack again.
Those RB receptions are incredibly important, especially now during a transitional period with the offense as a whole. Even though we're missing Vereen, one would think that someone else can add something more than what we're seeing as of late--especially if Bolden would stop dropping the ball.