[More Cowbell]

We were talking tonight, and what do you think about Watson becoming the main back and Rudi being a Jerome Bettis type back who just comes in for short yardage or to control the clock? Watson looked so good, and he can catch the ball out of the backfield and can run wide. He's so elusive that no one can ever get a good shot on him, and with the Bengals running three wide a lot now, maybe play him in three wide sets and Rudi in the I formation with a fullback to give and plow ahead.

Just tossing out ideas, but what do you think?

I don't know if I'd make Watson the featured back just yet. He certainly had a career day against the Jets, but I'm not sure he can take that kind of pounding every week. I suspect he could start to wear down after a few more games of 30+ carries. Also, I think Rudi is still too young to relegate him only to goal-line situations.

IMO, part of the reason Watson had such a great day was the blocking by the line. If I'm not mistaken, that was the first game all year where we've had all 5 starters healthy and in their proper positions on the line. Some of those holes were so big I believe I could've ran for 8-10 yards.

Again, I don't mean to put down Watson, we would've been in deep trouble without him. But I just think that Rudi would also put up good numbers with the O-line back to full strength.

Now, the big question: what to do if Rudi and Chris Perry both return this week? How do you split the carries between the three of them?