22 yards rushing in the first half

[hugecanoli]

And that includes a few from Geno.

I think we can all agree we need to fix this and start running the football effectively in the second half.

 

[CallMeADawg]

McIntosh plz

 

[Maelstrom787]

McIntosh plz

Hasn't been much left on the field by Charbonnet. It's been well defended.

 

[DarkVictory23]

New England was better at defending the run last year than the pass, so that probably informs our strategy.

Add on your starting RB being out of the game, and I'm not shocked our gameplan is what it is.

 

[renofox]

McIntosh plz

This. I don't think he has 1 career carry yet? I don't get it. He can't be that bad.

 

[Cyrus12]

Holani time

 

[cymatica]

How many yards if they didn't take away a positive run with a penalty for blocking?

 

[TwistedHusky]

Charbs is a FB. We keep using him as a RB. Hence the low yardage

 

[HawkFreak]

Holani time

Didn't he get released? Or did they bring him back and I missed it?

 

[Cyrus12]

Didn't he get released? Or did they bring him back and I missed it?

He got elevated today

 

[oldhawkfan]

This. I don't think he has 1 career carry yet? I don't get it. He can't be that bad.

He is the 3rd string back. You don’t just play the bottom of your roster

 

[HawkFreak]

He got elevated today

Oh nice. I missed that they had him on the PS. I agree. Let give him some touches to mix it up with Charbs.

 

[kidhawk]

Pats are stout against the run and we don’t have K9 so I don’t expect a great running attack today.

 

[knownone]

They haven't had many attempts. It seems like Grubb wants to attack the Pats pass defense.

 

[pmedic920]

Imagine the score if O line could create a hole, and we actually had a threat to run.

 

[Maelstrom787]

He is the 3rd down back. You don’t just play the bottom of your roster

I have absolutely zero clue why people think Kenny is entitled to playing time as a second-year player who was drafted in the sweaty asscrack of the seventh round.

He's a 4.6-speed undersized rusher who couldn't light it up behind Georgia's line. His best attribute is some proficiency in the pass game.

I like Kenny, but he has nothing on Charbonnet as a rusher. The production of the rushing game is not always a function of the running back, and I'd invite anyone to show me where Charbonnet is egregiously leaving yards on the table.

You don't just bench guys after 7 carries for fun. Coaches can't panic like that. Nothing would literally ever improve if they did stuff like that.