RBs and the passing game

The value of elite backs to QBs You can also look at others who weren’t in this data set, where a star running back got injured or traded and was replaced, like the Edgerrin James/Dominic Rhodes situation. In most cases, the backup put up decent numbers, but it was the passing game that struggled. Brett Favre’s worst season until last year came when running back injuries forced Samkon Gado into the lineup. Steve Young was much better with Ricky Watters from 1992-1994 than with Derek Loville in 1995. Dave Krieg dropped from 8.8 yards per attempt with a stud Curt Warner in 1983 to a still very good 7.6 without him when he blew out his knee in 1984.