carrying the load

But he was typecast in the eyes of NFL scouts as a third-down, change-of-pace player, incapable of carrying the load as a bruising back running between the tackles.

And there is no way they should have counted on sore-shouldered Kershaw to keep carrying the load.

With cast members largely prevented from promotion duties, directors — whether helming an Oscar shoo-in or superhero blockbuster — are carrying the load, albeit very reluctantly.

Without two starters, Minnesota rallied with Karl-Anthony Towns carrying the load offensively while Anthony Edwards made all of the biggest defensive plays.

The Kings couldn’t win another Cup with him carrying the load.