The pass-catching running back is all the rave in the NFL and the teams with tailbacks that can also become dynamic in the passing game are having all the success in the league today.
The Eagles found their rhythm on offense down the stretch late last season by targeting Miles Sanders more in unleashing Boston Scott off the bench and into the passing game. After showing that he belonged in the NFL last year, Doug Pederson told the media on Monday that Scott will certainly be even more involved in the passing game this season.
“I do believe that [RB] Miles [Sanders] has the ability to do that. He’s somebody that we’ve said, ‘Hey, you know, you’re our guy going into this season.’ Definitely want to increase what he can do for us, and if that means using him out of the backfield a little bit more in empty situations, we want to do that and see where he can grow and get better and help us. I do think that skill-set is conducive, not only to him but obviously matchups and things of that nature from a defensive standpoint.”
“[RB] Boston [Scott] is the same way. Boston as you saw toward the end of the season, he became kind of our jet sweep guy. He became a guy that we used, he and Miles both actually, out of the backfield together. It’s a good combination of guys together there with those two and really look forward to these next few weeks just getting these guys ready for Washington.”
Both players were among the best in the NFL in receiving yards after the catch as Sanders ranked 11th (418) while Scott was 28th (275) with limited playing time as well.
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