Last week, we examined LeSean McCoy’s rapid rise and comparable numbers to Brian Westbrook through the first five games of 2010. However, while most of the focus over this bye week is on the quarterback controversy, McCoy has followed up his brilliant opening with two straight lackluster rushing performances.
As always, the question is why? Is he wearing down from all the carries? Are defenses keying in on him?
Looking first at McCoy’s workload, week by week, we can see that he’s catching more passes and getting more rushing opportunties over the last 4 weeks: …