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Will Marion Barber and Michael Turner Respond to Becoming Featured Backs?

 
The Running Back By Committee (RBBC) has really frustrated fantasy owners, and you can imagine how it can have the same frustrating effect on the actual players. Marion Barber and Michael Turner know what it's like to be a part of a shared backfield. Barber was not too highly touted when he was drafted by the Boys a few years back. He was used to a split backfield from his college days when he teamed up with, now Patriots Running Back, Laurence Maroney. Despite the low hype, Barber immediately showed that he would be a force and made his case for more carries. Pretty soon the fans in Dallas were calling for Barber to get more carries and maybe even to take over the starter's role which was occupied by Julius Jones. Barber was really becoming a fan favorite with his hard nose style of running and his goaline success. Barber really received the lion's share of the carries last season and truly evolved from the 3rd down and shortage yardage back he was originally used as. This off season Julius ... (link)

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