Is it me or does anyone else think 25 should be on the field more? Now given Henry's recent success on the ground, i can understand for the most part, but for some reason i just think LW needs to be on the field to get more carries....

i would agree, but not when henry is playing like he did agaisnt the colts and redskins, but lendale should be used more when henrys not doing so dang good

he should have gotten more touches at the end of teh texans game if you ask me

most definately, he isnt not getting nearly enough touches. I feel like our W in Washington and in the Past with EG and McNair came from keeping the ball out of the opponents hands and making key 3rd down conversions. We just arent doing that

I'd like to give him a little more too. Closer to even with Henry.

Lendale is coming along, but I don't think he has adapted to the NFL yet. He looked lost when he got in the open on that long run. I expected him to be in the end zone. Maybe he does need more carries to get into a rhythm, but Fisher wants the experience of Henry right now.

The fact is this; Travis has esablished himself, Lendale White has not. Henry is an established veteran, White is a rookie. Henry will continue to get the majority of the carries under Fisher, while White will continue to be shunned carries. Good or bad, this is how I predict it will be until season's end.

We gotta trade for Bush to get that 1-2 punch. We can Trick the Saints.They are trickable.

If Henry doesn't get back to his performances against Indy and Washington, then I guarantee that we'll start seeing more of LenDale White.

Game time carries are earned on the practice field. Lendale isn't earning them.

But then again, Henry needs a lot of carries to produce, the same goes White. I think splitting it 50/50 or 60/40 on a series will lower their production. We need one of them to be the #1 in several series and the other just to substitute when a break is needed.
With that said, they could swap places, after 5 series or so, to rotate a bit.

Despite henry's 2 great games i think we are starting to see a gradual change to our back of the future. Lendale is healthy, in shape and he has played well(4.4 ave) and eventually he is going to be the starter anyway. With ahmard hall that gives us an all rookie starting backfield. They might as well start getting familiar with each other because they will be together for a long time..

Game time carries are earned on the practice field. Lendale isn't earning them.

That might be true when other things are fairly equal but Henry ran wild for a couple of games so Henry is going to get the carries. How stupid would a coach be after a guy runs for 178 yards to not give him the majority of the carries. This isn't training camp anymore. You think the Chargers base LTs carries each week on his practice performance? It is more about game performance now.

White had a nice run for 19 yards which made his stats look nice but for the most part the OL wasn't giving any of our backs room to run. Henry will still be the #1 guy IMO getting 2/3 of the carries until White can prove he is consistently as good or better. I do think the coaches are gaining confidence in what White can do and have to feel better about White carrying the load if Henry gets nicked.

It does amaze me however, and we have had this discussion many times before, how there is a tendency to think these guys can change in their level of talent and ability week to week or even year to year. Henry in the Houston game was the SAME guy who ran for 178 yards the game before. He didn't suddenly start to play at a lower level. He has proven when given room to run he can be effective. The same argument can be made for Brown. Brown isn't a different back than he was in 2004 (he might be stronger and even better). I have seen posts that actually say he will not be in the league after this year. The OL and play calling are huge factors concerning the run game as well as the defense you are playing. The running backs are probaly one of the more consistent parts of the whole system.

The chargers have a starting back that is set in stone. Fisher still is open to competition. That was made clear when Brown wasn't traded. Yeah, Travis is obviously the starter right now, but that could change with the wind blowing off the nasty little Metro Center pond!

He ran well but to anyone who has it taped or on Tivo, go back & look at the drive where he had the 19 yd run.

His chest was heaving like a fish out of water. The dough boy can run be he's not in good enough cardio shape to carry the team.

He ran well but to anyone who has it taped or on Tivo, go back & look at the drive where he had the 19 yd run.

His chest was heaving like a fish out of water. The dough boy can run be he's not in good enough cardio shape to carry the team.

Well, that is part of the problem. Rookies aren't always prepared for the NFL. In college you have 11-12 games, in the NFL you have 4 preseason and 16 regular season, in addition to playoffs. I think Lendale will realize this offseason he has to get in better condition for the long grind.

I too think Lendale needs to be on the field more...

Especially on 3rd downs...from what I've seen this year Lendale is a far superior pass blocker than Henry...

i would agree, but not when henry is playing like he did agaisnt the colts and redskins, but lendale should be used more when henrys not doing so dang good

You mean like last sunday?

It was obvious he wasn't going anywhere, and yet, LenDale only got 7 carries? Of course we won so that was swept under the rug, but LenDale was doing it at 5 yards a pop, he should have left him in there...

Even with Henry's 2 big games, I would like to see LenDale take over. Henry struggled against Houston. LenDale came in and gave us a lift and should have remained as the RB for the day. However Henry was back in there a series later. The way LenDale was running, he could have easily had a 100 yard day.

I agree, but I don't think we should cut Henry out completely; he didn't get the job done this week. I do think that LenDale deserves more time, but I don't think LenDale should take over. Henry should be the 1 and LenDale should be worked in more and more, and if LenDale gets to the point where he out does Henry then he takes over.

The RB question for the future is easy. Is CB our new dominate RB? NO! Is TH our future NFL dominate RB? NO! Is LenDale our new Eddie or Earl? DON'T KNOW! Only one way to find out, GIVE HIM 20-30 CARRIES A GAME. If he fails, we know we need to address starting RB in the off season.

he should have gotten more touches at the end of teh texans game if you ask me
i dont know about that. thanks to our defense's inability to stop the texans in the second half the game was close. i think fisher trusts travis more with the ball in his hands than lendale.

i dont know about that. thanks to our defense's inability to stop the texans in the second half the game was close. i think fisher trusts travis more with the ball in his hands than lendale.
Why? Travis has a long history of fumbling.

i think his fumbleitis has been overblown. aside from his second year in the league, i dont think he fumbles anymore than your typical starting runningback.

i mean, in his second year, he fumbled in four straight games and 6 out of the first eight. then he ended the season with five in his last four games.

in his first two years he had 538 rushes with 16 fumbles which means he fumbles every 33 carries.

since then he has had 628 rushes with 10 fumbles which means he fumbles every 62 carries.

so he has gotten much better.

Lendale has had some good carries. Something has to be going on in practice for him not to play more.

From what I understand, Lendale won't get a serious look until he gets fit. He doesn't carry his weight well. Ben Troupe is a big boy, but he is still athletic.

On a side note, Lendale looks like a chick! If you look at him at the right angle, he looks like a WNBA player!

If you look at him at the right angle, he looks like a WNBA player!
so he looks like a guy...

When Lendale breaks a tackle you will have a news headline.