Bijan Robinson is a key piece of the passing game

Who knew that giving your best player the ball in any capacity could lead to great things? Apparently that would be news to the last staff, as he averaged about 10 carries per game and almost two catches per game last season. Sarkisian knows that when the ball is in Robinson’s hands, special things can happen and so he put the ball in Robinson’s hands, a lot.

While setting a career high in carries, Robinson also hauled in a career high four receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown. It can be expected that he exceeds this mark as the season goes on, based on the evidence we saw last season with Najee Harris.

Getting Robinson the ball through the air helped Hudson Card build confidence, and also shows the defense that even if you sit on the run, Sarkisian can still find ways for Robinson to get his touches.

Finally, the usage of both quarterbacks