Minutes after the Ravens' 28-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, coach John Harbaugh said this was a new beginning. Hopefully that includes J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards as his top two running backs.
When the Ravens selected Dobbins out of Ohio State in the second round of the NFL draft in April, it was a signal that the La Grange, Texas, native was their running back of the future.
The future arrived Sunday.
The 5-foot-10, 212-pound Dobbins rushed for 113 yards on 15 carries against Pittsburgh, and Edwards, in his third season, had 87 yards on 16 attempts as the Ravens pounded the Steelers with 265 rushing yards, averaging 5.6 per carry.
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The Ravens started the 6-1, 238-pound Edwards in place of Ingram, who is sidelined with an ankle injury, but the story said it doesn't matter who starts between Edwards and Dobbins. The author feels Ingram should get bumped to the RB3 role. The story believes Ingram is in the twilight of his career, and perhaps the loss to the Steelers this past week tells the Ravens it's time to make the change as both backs did well against a tough Pittsburgh defense. Those owning Edwards and Dobbins should probably hold on to those backs even if Ingram returns and at least wait out the situation.
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