Best Backfields in the NFL

[Seacoast Fan]

Any analysis of the Pat's backfield that does not include Faulk, is worthless.

My thoughts exactly.
And, I am no fan of Manning or the Colts, but to rank them below the Packers and the Bears is just silly.

 

[Deus Irae]

Brady and Maroney are coming off of injuries. Morris has been getting injured a lot over the past couple of years. Taylor just turned 948 years old (running back years) and Faulk is a 3rd down back as opposed to a starter.

I've got no problem with them being ranked "only" #4. If the players can reach the levels most of us expect, this group will quickly shoot up the charts to #1. I just can't see worrying about this when injury is clearly a part of the 'low' ranking. A healthy Brady and relatively healthy running backs corps would make the Patriots the clear #1 in this list, but it's not as if the author is the only person in the world taking a "show me" attitude.

 

[PYPER]

Any analysis of the Pat's backfield that does not include Faulk, is worthless.

I was just about to write the same thing. And Sammy Morris as well.

 

[stinkypete]

Any analysis of the Pat's backfield that does not include Faulk, is worthless.

Yes! Faulk was injured in the 2nd quarter of both the 2007 AFC championship and Super Bowl 42. The offense stopped working in both games around that time.

Without Faulk, the offense does not run right. I think he is more important than Moss.

 

[Ochmed Jones]

Yes! Faulk was injured in the 2nd quarter of both the 2007 AFC championship and Super Bowl 42. The offense stopped working in both games around that time.

Without Faulk, the offense does not run right. I think he is more important than Moss.

Excellent point. We might have 5 rings if Faulk had not gotten hurt those two years.

And we might have had a 6th ring if Faulk is blocking Pollard last year instead of that whimp Morris. Maybe this year for the 8 games Morris is healthy Morris will learn how to finish the block until the whistle.

Besides making plays, Faulk does a lot of dirty work that seems to go unnoticed by the casual fan, but is crucial to winning football games.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

LOL this analysis includes QB's? In that case we could have Marion Butts and Derrick Cullors at RB and still should be #1

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Trent Dilfer school of Quarterbacking?

also see mark rypien, brad johnson, doug williams

 

[everlong]

If we are using 08 Ladanian I don't see how the Chargers are #1.