Lions HC Jim Schwartz confirmed that RBs Jahvid Best and Mikel Leshoure will share carries in 2011. Schwartz also mentioned that they could see time in the same backfield. The split "might change from week to week," Schwartz said. "It might change due to injuries and player availability. It might change based on opponent. There’s a lot of different things that happen in our division. We see a 4-3 team like the Chicago Bears, we see a 3-4 team like the Green Bay Packers. That’s a different style of running back. You play 3-4 teams that are two-gapping, you need a big back who can run through some arm tackles. You want to get guys matched up on different teams, you need guys who can match up and beat linebackers and people that want to play man and trick coverage up for a certain player." Best and Leshoure complement each other nicely, but they’ll siphon each others’ fantasy values.
