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FoxSports has released their running back ranking for each team in the NFL, and they are looking for Jerious Norwood to become the main backup for Warrick Dunn this year.

31-year-old running backs don’t repeat career years. It’s as true now as it was four paragraphs ago. With 90 fewer carries in 2005 than Tiki Barber had, Dunn isn’t as much of a risk to break down physically. Of course, Dunn gives up 20 pounds to Barber and at least 50 to any NFL linebacker, so the carries may affect him disproportionately, and Dunn has set career highs in carries in consecutive years. T.J. Duckett is the bowling ball to Dunn’s shuttlecock; with Jerome Bettis retiring, the Falcons probably have both the lightest and the heaviest regularly contributing running backs in the NFL. But Duckett had his worst year as a pro in 2005, so rookie Jerious Norwood could take over as Dunn’s primary backup.

There seems to be a lot of buzz around Jerious since he signed with the Falcons, and I think it will turn into a good situation for him, with Duckett and Dunn both not getting any younger. Could he be the starting back by next season?

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