Can Clinton Carry the Load?

[JWsleep]

Certainly we need CP to produce if we are going anywhere. And, yes, I think he can carry the load, both physically and emotionally. Betts was very good in a backup role yesterday, and I think that's the best role right now--getting CP in a rhythm is important.

But we are not going to face any D as bad against the run as the Jets, so we can't become one-dimensional in that direction either. And we still don't have the force on the right side to really work a consistent heavy run thing--teams will begin to stack the left side.

We need to get teams keying on the run to open up the passing game, and CP is absolutely crucial for that. We want teams to come in thinking "we must stop CP" and then hit them with the passing attack. And then run it late to ice the game (with a back-breaking long bomb COMPLETED for good measure). That's the formula, as I see it.