NFL quarterbacks took quite a beating in Week 2.
Tony Romo is out for at least eight weeks with a broken collarbone.
Drew Brees’ streak of 80 straight games played is threatened by a bruised rotator cuff.
Jay Cutler’s status is up in the air after he suffered a hamstring injury in Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals.
Matthew Stafford is practicing this week even though he needed X-rays on his ribs and chest.
A majority of NFL teams are just a quarterback injury away from a ruined season. It doesn’t seem to make sense, therefore, to rely so much on one player who’s always in harm’s way.
While most teams have clear-cut starting quarterbacks, not as many have such a solitary role for their running backs. In many cases, the starting running back shares carries with his backup.
With more insurance at that position than at quarterback, will running backs become more a part of NFL offenses in the future?
Probably not.
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