Can't wait to pay Zeke

[Toruk_Makto]

I'm sure it'll be awesome.



*sticks fingers in ears*

 

[JayFord]

I’d pay Zeke what he’s worth

 

[BigCatMonaco]

To be faaaaiiiirrr....


Gurley did post 1300 yards and 17 TDS his first season after signing the new deal. While battling injuries.

 

[BigCatMonaco]

That’s including the 600 receiving yards but not the extra 4 TDS.


So 1300 yards 21 TDS in 14 games.
Not worth the money?

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

That’s including the 600 receiving yards but not the extra 4 TDS.


So 1300 yards 21 TDS in 14 games.
Not worth the money?

You got a point bigcat, but it's moving forward right? Since it was a 5 yr deal I believe.

And turray is highlighting that with the workload being eased up in future years. You see what I'm saying?

 

[Willfreedom909]

Running backs should get paid an rb salary AND a WR salary.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

That’s including the 600 receiving yards but not the extra 4 TDS.


So 1300 yards 21 TDS in 14 games.
Not worth the money?

And he couldn't contribute late in the playoffs. He was worse than a back plucked off the street when the games mattered most.

When was the last time a premier pass rusher or DB had to have their "workload managed" in the prime of their career one year into a massive extension?

 

[BigCatMonaco]

You got a point bigcat, but it's moving forward right? Since it was a 5 yr deal I believe.

And turray is highlighting that with the workload being eased up in future years. You see what I'm saying?

I do, but zeke also never missed a game due to injury.

Gurley tore his ACL at Georgia. Missed slight time previous to that at georgia. And has played one full season as a pro.

 

[BigCatMonaco]

And he couldn't contribute late in the playoffs. He was worse than a back plucked off the street when the games mattered most.

When was the last time a premier pass rusher or DB had to have their "workload managed" in the prime of their career one year into a massive extension?

You’re using Gurley as the rule when he very well could be the exception. He and zeke are very different historically staying healthy.

 

[BigCatMonaco]

And though it isn’t much, zeke is over an entire year younger.

 

[CATCH17]

I'm sure it'll be awesome.



*sticks fingers in ears*

I get your point but Zeke is probably the most durable back I can remember in the last 15 years.

His bowling ball build is usually the type of build that keeps a player at his position on the field.

Gurley has that long lean frame that constantly has nagging injuries at that position.

 

[scottsp]

Seeing as how Gurley's workload was managed more and more as the season wore on, leading into the playoffs (totaling 44 carries in 3 postseason games) and that Zeke has about 90 more total touches through three years, I would be lying if I said this wasn't a concern.

 

[Flamma]

It's a good thing the league has something called the 5th year option.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

You’re using Gurley as the rule when he very well could be the exception. He and zeke are very different historically staying healthy.

No the rule is the entire histor of the RB position.....staying healthy through a new monster extension would be the exception.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

I get your point but Zeke is probably the most durable back I can remember in the last 15 years.

His bowling ball build is usually the type of build that keeps a player at his position on the field.

Gurley has that long lean frame that constantly has nagging injuries at that position.

The only thing that's happened in his first 3 years is he lost his speed!

"Most Durable back in 2 decades!"

:|

 

[HungryLion]

No the rule is the entire histor of the RB position.....staying healthy through a new monster extension would be the exception.

There have been Quite a few workhorse backs in history who stayed healthy long enough to stay productive through a second contract.

 

[Sydla]

To be faaaaiiiirrr....


Gurley did post 1300 yards and 17 TDS his first season after signing the new deal. While battling injuries.

To be fair, the point here isn’t about one year. It’s about the wear and tear on TBs and how big money deals to them can bite you in the butt.

As is the case here, where the Rams now have to monitor their highest paid TB in football’s usage.

 

[Sydla]

You’re using Gurley as the rule when he very well could be the exception. He and zeke are very different historically staying healthy.

Except evidence shows TBs break down faster than most positions. So Gurley is actually more the norm than the exception.

 

[Sydla]

There have been Quite a few workhorse backs in history who stayed healthy long enough to stay productive through a second contract.

How many in the last 10-15 years?

 

[Doomsday101]

Seeing as how Gurley's workload was managed more and more as the season wore on, leading into the playoffs (totaling 44 carries in 3 postseason games) and that Zeke has about 90 more total touches through three years, I would be lying if I said this wasn't a concern.

Gurley has a history of injury even dating back to Georgia, Zeke has been pretty much injury free. It is not the carries as much as it is mounting injuries that hurt careers at RB.