I believe Barkley led the NFL in most 20+ yrd runs, and he also took on load with 91 carries along with his 2nd in NFL led rushing yrds. But you saw the impact importance of how you just have to constantly keep lane and gap propriety on your defense on every single given time he touches the ball – the potential and threat of breaking it home will continue to frighten and terrified a defense
more than a bruising pounder. You get to live another play with a pounder, but you let a speed blur back get a clear run, then that breaks a game open wide, and there isn't any a live another play.
That’s the importance and luxury of having a quick strike home run hit threat RB, and let's not act like zeke is just a bruiser. one of the other elements that makes him an elite - and made him feared coming
out of Ohio state and taken 4th overall is a home run gear to pull away from defenses
Between the Cowboys placing an helluva wear and toll on zeke with total load of touches, carries and dump off catches and an highly ineffective and useless rod smith, . and he was very obviously gassed out on several times during the season, and he did say he was sore too, that led me to believe he was more heavy legged than in the past. That wear may have had an effect on his long speed overall
although you still see it with his patented quick screen that either gets chunk yards or a quick six points
I’m going to watch zeke’s home run 5th gear ability in this area this year - as to see if he’s maintain that element to his game at that same 2016 level.
And how we can best scheme the best ways to unleash his version of homerun hit fifth gear even more so. That's a responsibility for Columbo/Moore as well.