Are Breece Hall’s snaps in jeopardy?
The expression has long been that the NFL is a “copycat” league. This is because smart teams see other teams using smart ideas and then implement them themselves. Perhaps the best example of this was the Miami Dolphins “wildcat” formation in 2008 which went from a formation that no NFL team ran to a formation that seemingly every team was running by the mid-season mark.
With the New York Jets new regime, it makes sense that they would schematically steal from the Detroit Lions, who employed head coach Aaron Glenn over the last few years. One of the aspects of their scheming is how they opt to use a multiple running back approach despite rostering an elite running back in Jahmyr Gibbs. Based on recent quotes from Glenn, this seems to be an idea that the Jets may be choosing to utilize.
Interesting answer from Glenn on Breece Hall, who admittedly struggled at time last season.
Glenn: “I think, mentally, he’s in a good place, but I would say that we have three running backs on this team that we’re going to utilize as much as possible.”
Hall is used to being…
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) March 31, 2025
The Jets have talent in the running back room with each of Breece Hall, Braelon Allen, and Isaiah Davis showing flashes in 2024. Additionally, each has their own unique skillsets, with Hall being a well-rounded jack of all trades, Allen specializing at power running, and Davis being a bit more of a scatback. If the Jets can find ways to leverage the skills of each then they could regularly create mismatches while also keeping each back fresh so that their skills can be maximized. However, it is always a risky gamble to take one of your best playmakers off the field, which Breece Hall has been over the last few years.
Overall, you could make an argument for this being a good idea or it being a bad idea. In reality, if it flops then they can always opt to move away from it, so I’d likely log the idea as a worthwhile endeavor. What do you think? Yay or nay to a running back rotation in 2025?