Leland Wong: Patrick Laird is the entrenched starter and a known talent; behind him, Derrick Clark has 14 whole rushes, Biaggo Ali Walsh has none, and Alex Netherda has been changing positions throughout his entire Cal career. I think we should reduce Laird’s touches and focus on developing the talent behind him. Although every player would improve from getting practice (and Laird himself has said that he wants to maximize his reps), it would be riskier to have our entire run game hinge on him and have underdeveloped back-ups in the event of an injury.
Roundtables: Running Back Depth.
