One of the worst-kept secrets in football was Brandon Jacobs losing favor with Coach Tom Coughlin and the New York Giants. He worked with the second team throughout the preseason and despite Coughlin’s excellent poker face, it’s obvious what was happening.
Bradshaw is the faster and more explosive back, while Jacobs hasn’t been the same since a knee injury Week 1 of the 2009 season. Jacobs is supposed to be the battering ram of this tandem. He’s been running very gingerly since the injury though. Coaches, commentators and fantasy sports players have all noticed it.
The pair have talked to the New York media and confirmed that Bradshaw is starting. The last thing I want to talk about is yet another running back by committee situation, but Jacobs is still going to get work. Bradshaw doesn’t have the look of a 25-30 carry a game workhorse. He is the more talented back in the tandem and this officially makes him the guy to target first. Expect Jacobs to vulture a few touchdowns. In the current NFL climate though, I have to give you the same caveat about half the starters in the league.
