Today on Big Blue Kickoff, host John Schmeelk debated with callers about which was the best running back tandems in the history of the Giants. As David Wilson and Andre Brown work to become one of them this season, the usual names of Tiki Barber, Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Jacobs, and Derrick Ward came up in the discussion of the top combinations.
Here is a look at some of the best years for multiple running backs as the position evolved from one feature player to a one-two punch (and in some cases, three):
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Joe Morris/Maurice Carthon (1986)
Morris: 341 ATT, 1516 YDS (4.4), 14 TD
Carthon: 72 ATT, 260 YDS (3.6)**
Ottis Anderson/Rodney Hampton/Dave Meggett (1990)
Anderson: 225 ATT, 784 YDS (3.5), 11 TD
Hampton: 109 ATT, 455 YDS (4.2), 2 TD
Meggett: 22 ATT, 164 YDS (7.5)
Tiki Barber/Ron Dayne (2000)
Barber: 213 ATT, 1006 YDS (4.7), 8 TD
Dayne: 228 ATT, 770 YDS (3.4), 5 TD
Tiki Barber/Brandon Jacobs (2006)
Barber: 327 ATT, 1662 YDS (5.1), 5 TD
Jacobs: 96 ATT, 423 YDS (4.4), 9 TD
Brandon Jacobs/Ahmad Bradshaw, Derrick Ward (2008)
Jacobs: 219 ATT, 1089 YDS (5.0), 15 YDS
Ward: 182 ATT, 1025 YDS (5.6), 2 TD
Bradshaw: 67 ATT, 355 YDS (5.3), 1 TD
Ahmad Bradshaw/Brandon Jacobs (2010)
**Bradshaw: 276 ATT, 1235 YDS (4.5), 8 TD
Jacobs: 147 ATT, 823 YDS (5.6), 9 TD
