In Part 2 of our scouting by position series, we dive into the running back position. This is a position that has changed dramatically in even just the last handful of years in terms of what is most important for running backs in today’s NFL.
Running backs come in a variety of sizes. Very recently, 6-foot, 247-pound LeGarrette Blount and 5-foot-9, 201-pound Theo Riddick reported to the same running back meeting room every day together in Detroit. Not only are their styles of play polar opposites, but obviously so are their body types. The New England Patriots have traditionally featured two very different styles of running backs with great success.