Shane H

Yup I do. I also have experience at being right. Just like you only more often.

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CardLogic

You nailed it RM!

The suggestion is being made, by media and others, that an increased role by Hightower has been taking more carries from James.

Here is a game by game listing of Tim Hightowers rushing attempts:

SF - 8
MIA - 10
WAS - 5
NYJ - 6
BUF - 7
DAL - 7
CAR - 6

Hard to see where the impression that Hightower's role has increased as the season progresses comes from.

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Shzm13

Hightowers role has definitely increased. Don't look at the carries, look at when he took those carries in the games.

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CardLogic

Why don't you?

Because from the first week on his touches have been as third down, short yardage and goalline back...

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ajcardfan

The real change has been the DROP in James' carries. That is more to our increasing reliance on the short passing game than TH, as you just proved.

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Shzm13

Exactly.. His carries haven't been increasing, but his importance in the offense has. Clearly the team trusts him, and thinks that he's more likely to churn out the yards than Edge is.

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Skkorpion

Sigh. The denial and self-delusion continues abated. It brings to mind:

"I am not a crook."
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
"I have never taken steroids. Period."

Deny, deny, deny. In the end, the true Edge will be revealed and you'll see the light.

Mulli

No politics in the Card forum.

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Duckjake

I'm all for JJ getting 10-12 weeks on the kick return team and nothing else.

The Cards have too many other effective offensive weapons to be wasting plays on slowJ

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Donald

No way! That means the other team scored 10-12 times.

10-12 carries means we are salting away leads, baby.

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Duckjake

I can live with our opponents kicking off once a week.

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vince56

Put in a position to fail? We had a two touchdown lead and handed him the ball. He didn't get anywhere. We had a one touchdown lead and handed him the ball. He fumbled.

Good running backs make their yards in the 3rd and 4th quarters when their team is ahead. That's why "so and so team always wins when so and so gains 100 yards" cliches are always thrown around. You're winning, you run the ball and the clock. If you have a good back, he'll get upwards 100 yards and you close out the game with a win.

Edge's fumble could not have been at a worse time. He has had a knack for anti-clutch fumbles his entire career here. Remember Chicago? uuugh. Start Tim. Don't look back.