New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin has stated that Brandon Jacobs is in line for a heavier workload in 2011 after ending the 2010 season fresher “than he’s ever been”.
Coughlin is doing nothing more than stating the obvious after Jacobs only racked up 147 carries on the whole season but managed a career best 5.6 yards per carry.
It is little surpise than Jacobs bounced back in a big way on the yards per carry front after a dissapointing injury riddled 2009 campaign that saw him average a pedestrian 3.7 yards per carry.
This statement by Coughlin has been interpreted by some as a message to free agent Ahmad Bradshaw, but whether or not Bradshaw is back in a Giants uniform in 2011 Jacobs stillfigures to see 200+ carries on the season.
If Bradshaw is back Jacobs has the makings of being a solid draft day sleeper.
This news also makes Jacobs a solid buy-low candidate in dynasty leagues as his value is at an all-time low.
Stay tuned throughout the off-season for updates on the Giants backfield situation.
