How to Best Use LenDale White and Chris Johnson

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Published: July 29, 2009

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... backs used this nickname long before Carolina’s running backs did, and it fits them better, too. White and Johnson are more of a dynamic contrast to each other. White’s size and power made him unstoppable in goal-line situation, and Johnson’s breakaway speed put fear in defenders’ hearts every time he touched the ball. One thing I noticed was that the two of them were rarely on the field together. This slide show offers things you could do with a formation that featured both Johnson and White. White is on the strong side of this formation, so he can benefit from the blocking of the tight end. Johnson is on the left side of the quarterback. I had been referring to this as a split backs formation until I found out that was the wrong name for it; since then I’ve just been calling it the Smash and Dash formation. In a split backs formation, the running backs are placed farther behind the quarterback, and there is more distance between the two RBs. Because of that...

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