Which of the three running backs (Ozigbo, Wilbon or Newby) ends up looking and performing the best is going to be very much indicated by how well the offensive line does in blocking various plays. If we find we match up better vs our given opponent, blocking-wise, on the outside, then we may find running wide is more productive and will need Newby/Wilbon with the most speed to get to the corner. But if we find we are better able to block inside the tackles, then Ozigbo will be the man. We may miss having Cross to rotate with him to give us fresh power inside. I think ideally Riley would like to have bigger RBs who we can throw swing passes and screens to in order to attack the corners and overpower the smaller, fast LBs that pursue laterally. For the big run stopper LBs and big DLs, we want to run around them. Most likely, we'll see a running back by committee approach depending on who we are playing and how they choose to defend us. We need both the scat back and the bruiser back types in order to win consistently.
