The Savell thread has gone off onto a tangent about running backs? Count me in.
Running the ball is so much easier when you have a stable of quality big backs. It just is. It's not even debatable. Bama knows this and that's why they beat the shit out of teams. Even a basic big back like Damien Harris is always trucking and dragging people for extra yards and first downs. It makes a big difference for an offense when a big back runs for 7 or 8 yards when it would have been a 3 or 4 yard gain for a smaller back. When a big back gets to the secondary, often you have DB's who are too scared to tackle him with full effort or simply aren't strong enough to bring them down which allows even slower big backs to break off big runs or rumble for touch downs (Bo Scarbrough says hi). All I ask for is one! Just recruit one fucking big back that can run and has good vision. There are five things this program should be known for. Great defense, Great O-line, Great Quarterbacks, The White Tight End, and a physical run game with at least one bad ass big back in the rotation the likes of Corey Dillon or Chris Polk. That's Washington football. This roster is not complete without a big back.
Also, fire KB if you haven't already. Charbonnet was the teen boy love of my life. He was perfect for us and KB fucked it up. I'm done with him.