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The NFL’s rushing renaissance: how running backs reclaimed the narrative

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✍️ The NFL is experiencing a resurgence of running backs, with creative and effective run games emerging throughout the league in 2024.
👉 12 teams are averaging at least 4.5 yards per carry in 2024
👉 13 teams are running the ball on at least 45% of their offensive snaps
👉 Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry are having MVP-level seasons
👉 The Pistol formation and Pony personnel are becoming increasingly popular
👉 Mobile quarterbacks and fullbacks are being used to create misdirection and confusion

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The NFL is said to be a passing league with running backs are no longer critical to success. The metrics are telling a different story in 2024 – and not just in Philly and BaltimoreIf you’re remotely familiar with the National Football League these days, you know what people say about both modern offenses and the value of running backs within them. Over the last two decades, with the increase in having multiple receivers on the field, and the decreasing value of running backs both in the draft and free agency, it’s now writ large that the NFL is a passing game, and that running backs don’t really matter.As is the case with any absolute, there’s more to the story, and that’s been especially true in the 2024 season. Most people already know that Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles and Derrick Henry of the Baltimore Ravens are re-jiggering the concept of running back value with their MVP-level seasons, but there’s an undercurrent of creative and effective run games throughout the league in 2024 that is showing up more and more in the metrics. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/24/nfl-running-back-renaissance-ground-attack

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