Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew Expects 330-350 Carries This Season

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    "The game has evolved a little bit, thanks to Marshall Faulk , and Brian Westbrook and even Brian Mitchell with the Redskins," said Jones-Drew. "The position [running back] is more about touches now than carries. Guys may not get those 330 to 400 carries, but I may get 330 to 350 touches. It's about catching ball, too, being versatile out of the backfield, get out in space and make plays. That's what we're doing here." Faulk (now retired) and Westbrook have been 2,000-yard weapons in combined rushing and receiving. That's one reason why Jones-Drew has been encouraging people to select him No. 1 in their fantasy drafts.

    Source: Chris Mortensen, ESPN