Off-Season Questions: Running Back Rotation

This is a topic that has been much debated on the site, with the majority of us clamoring for redshirt Freshman Trey Edmunds to get the starting position after we were sure that he would play some role last season. Instead, he was relegated to the bench and we ended up with a rotation of what seemed like every other running back on the depth chart. We all saw the results of that. The running game suffered tremendously, as none of those in the rotation could "get hot" and get into the game.

We had heard in the offseason that Michael Holmes was going to be the next Darren Evans for the Hokies, and many expected him to be the workhorse and to have a similar freshman season as Evans did. However, after having a decent first few games, his production took a steep dive and for that reason, the starting job was given to JC Coleman... Or so we thought. After an incredible rushing performance against Duke in a 2nd-half comeback win, Coleman was not the starter the following week, leaving everyone in Hokie Nation dumbfounded.

Now we have a new coach, Jeff Grimes, coming in as the Offensive Line Coach as well as Run Game Coordinator. I like this guy. I think you guys like this guy. What bothers me is that one of his titles is "Run Game Coordinator." What exactly does that mean? We have an Offensive Coordinator, Scot Loeffler, who should be picking the plays that we run on Saturdays. Does the Run Game Coordinator decide what kind of running plays are inserted into the playbook? Does he determine how many rushing attempts we use per game to maintain offensive balance? As far as I know, there hasn't been much clarification as to what that title represents. However, what I do know is that I feel confident about the growth of our O-Line under Grimes' tutelage. It may not happen this season, but I believe Grimes when he says that he's going to turn our line into the top in the ACC. My response to that level of enthusiasm is, "Why not the whole country?"

I certainly hope that his job isn't to set up a rotation. We should go with one feature back and maybe a change of pace guy on about 20% of the snaps. Over the years, this strategy has been largely successful.

THE QUESTION: We have a lot of options at running back, as we do every season. Who is your starter, and who would you have as the change of pace back? (I'm pretty sure I won't be surprised by responses. Expecting close to unanimous.)