This isn't going how some expected.
Why Chargers' Kimani Vidal is winning RB depth chart battle with Hassan Haskins originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Frankly, nobody had any idea.
All everyone knew was that the were without Najee Harris and Omarion Hampton in Week 6 due to injury.
But whether it'd be Hassan Haskins or Kimani Vidal on Sunday leading the backfield, nobody knew.
Early on, it was all Vidal.
Of the first nine RB carries, Vidal got seven of them.
He had gone for 53 yards on those runs, too.
Haskins' first two carries went for two yards.
Haskins seemed to be ahead of Vidal on the depth chart last week, and he's got the Michigan connection to head coach Jim Harbaugh.
But that doesn't always carry over once it's time for a new lead back.
The Chargers clearly like the explosiveness of the younger Vidal over the plodding nature of Haskins.
This early usage isn't a guarantee of anything, of course. The Chargers also have Nyheim Hines on the active roster, and he could play a role on third downs, too.
But it looks like Vidal has won this competition so far. It's a chance for him to grow his NFL career in a big way.
Sometimes, you have to seize your opportunity, and that's what Vidal is doing.
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