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Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports toys with the idea that running back by committee seems to be taking over the NFL….and championships as well. Those of us that play fantasy football are all to aware of the rising usage of the dreaded “running back by committee. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to pick out backs that get the majority of their teams carries….and even when you do, they often have a goal line hawk waiting in the wings to steal touchdowns.

Is the stud running back becoming obsolete? Will there come a day when even a guy like L.T. gives way to a touchdown vulture? It used to be you only had to be weary of the Denver Broncos…..now you have many NFL teams employing multiple backs.

Time will tell, but trends are an important thing in the NFL. Teams copy what wins. I believe this is just the beginning of the RBBC. In a few short years, every team will rotate backs in and out of the game as the NFL becomes more and more situational. Remember, there was a time when the 11 guys on defense were simply the 11 guys on defense. There were not dime and nickel packages. You did not have linemen that only played on passing downs. Mark my words….Guys like Tomlinson and Larry Johnson are a dieing breed in the NFL.

Winning Combination (Yahoo Sports)