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[QUOTE="leftytg, post: 1874022, member: 2651"]
you speak as if it is the design of the offense to go fast for a few plays and then slow down.  That might be a backward looking description, but it is not what Dino and company are building toward.  The vision for the offense is fast paced with little substitution, which requires superior conditioning.   If the offense substitutes, the pace slows down as the ref will stand over the ball and allow the defense time to substitute.  The offense is trying to disorient defenses with pace and fatigue, which will lead to mistakes.  The coaching staff completely changed the strength and conditioning program in pursuit of this goal.

I have no inside information and cannot definitively say that the issue with Fredericks is his lungs (though, like OttoinGrotto, I suspect that may be the case).  However, if the goal of the offense is to run off many plays in a row at a very fast pace, having a RB sucking wind and unable to recover after 4 or 5 consecutive plays, that RB would turn from an asset to a liability very, very quickly.  Since the goal is to not have to substitute, it is a major consideration for playing time.
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