Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said Wednesday that the roles, number of touches and game plan will not change at running back, despite a decided edge to Andre Ellington over Rashard Mendenhall in terms of productivity -- not to mention the presence of power running, fifth-round pick Stepfan Taylor and 2010 second-round pick Ryan Williams on the roster. "As we go into games, and as games unfold, different things happen, but the plan won't change," Arians said. "The number of carries depends on how the flow of the game goes. If one of them gets a hot hand you're going to ride them a little more." Arians is aware of the criticism both he and Mendenhall are receiving for maintaining the status quo and knows some believe he is sticking with Mendenhall simply because the two share a Pittsburgh Steelers history, but he shrugged it off on Wednesday, saying: "That's fine. Rashard can handle it. I can handle it." Source: Fox Sports Arizona markaz's Take: I'll go on record right now and say it...."Screw you, Bruce." It appears that Arians is almost making this decision out of spite. Mendenhall isn't even close to Ellington in terms of productivity and an absolute zero threat to any DC. Makes no difference if Mendenhall rushes for 5 yards in a game and Ellington for 200, Bruce is gonna play his love child.
Markaz, could you be a little more clear on how you feel about how arians is handling the rb position. You're being too vague
