Submitted 09/22/08 07:36:27 by Shane Gibson from Morganton,NC.

Q Hello Scott, I thought that we should have run Stewart much more against the Vikings. Williams does not punish the defense like JS. Don't you think he has shown us enough to get the majority of the reps? Thx

Answered 09/22/08 22:02:11 by Scott Fowler

A: Shane: I agree with part of what you said and disagree with another part. Stewart definitely should carry the ball more than 7 times a game, which is what he had vs. Minnesota. Then again, DeAngelo only had 10 carries and so far this season the carries have been split almost exactly 50-50, which is the way I would do it. Would I bench DeAngelo? No, not yet. Remember, DeAngelo was the one everybody so badly wanted to start last season over Foster (and I agreed with that). Now he's there, and he's the older guy, and so the new young guy has everyone falling in love with him. I'd give Stewart every goal line carry, absolutely. But DeAngelo gets to the corner better... he's not chopped liver. I'd still start DeAngelo but then I'd make sure every game Stewart gets at least 10-15 carries -- 7 is just too few, because as you say, he punishes tacklers more, and that wears defenses down.