McGowan slight lean for backup RB role; camp buzz beats Giddens' track record.
McGowan is the source's slight lean for the backup running back role over Giddens and other competition. The source prefers McGowan because beat writers view it as an even competition despite the typical tie-breaker favoring non-rookies, and McGowan has received universally good reviews in camp while Giddens disappointed last year. However, McGowan will have zero standalone value unless the starter misses time.
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I've heard pretty universally good things on McGowan to the point that that's probably my slight lean. Um, just because I think that they came away from last year, quite unimpressed with Giddens.
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- McGowan is the source's slight lean for the backup running back role over Giddens and other competition. The source prefers McGowan because beat writers view it as an even competition despite the typical tie-breaker favoring non-rookies, and McGowan has received universally good reviews in camp while Giddens disappointed last year. However, McGowan will have zero standalone value unless the starter misses time.
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