I feel like there’s a bit of confusion about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ running backs. Charles Sims barely got the ball against the Chicago Bears (and fumbled when he did), and when Peyton Barber got the ball instead I saw a lot of sighs of relief—finally someone who can produce, obviously Sims has failed.
I don’t quite get that response, though. Mostly because, while Barber certainly had a better game than Sims, Barber also has a completely different role. Just because both are nominally playing the running back position doesn’t mean they have the same responsibilities.