DeAngelo Williams, Half a Running Back.

The Panthers shipped out veteran fumbler DeShaun Foster to the 49ers in the offseason, leaving DeAngelo Williams - their first round pick in 2006 draft - as their premier back for the first time in his career.

Despite out-performing Foster for long stretches in his first two years, Williams was never given starting duties by coach John Fox, and the addition of another first round back (Oregon's Jonathan Stewart) into the Panthers' backfield equation would hardly seem to be a glowing endorsement of the former Memphis standout.

Williams himself, however, is philisophical about the move. "Everybody is going to the two-back system," Williams said. "Whether I start or he starts, we'll both get the same amount of carries" he told Panthers.com.

Of course, it's much easier for the current incumbent in these situations to make nice in the media. If Williams sees a significant drop in carries, it will be interesting to see what his stance on the two back system is. We suspect, much like Maurice Jones-Drew, he is destined to forever split carries, wherever he plays.