2022 PSDG: Handcuffing - Links to Success (Preview)
John Cooney - 7/29/2022
Identifying the top performer at running back or wide receiver, or even tight end, is hard enough in a positional committee; setting the order of the reserves is an even cloudier task. The "back-up" running back, or the traditional "hand-cuff" back has become harder to identify since halfbacks now split carries, specializing in down-distance situations and rotating on and off the field for pass-protect duties. The term "starter" in a Sunday lineup carries little weight as to the amount of snaps a back will seein anygiven contest. The same can be said regarding the wide receiver position. Thanks to the importation and adaptation of college schemes like "spread", "pistol", 3, 4 and even 5 wide receiver sets, many teams now field a WR1A and WR1B within a multiple receiver rotation.Outside threats are not always the fantasy bread-winners. The slot receiver could very well...
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