I don't think you are wrong at all but I also think that's something the coaches will be scheming for. He won't be asked to pick up 3rd and 1 and while he will run between the tackles he will just as often be used in the screen game. We won't ask him to be Zeke.
He won’t get a lot of carries if he goes for zero yards. He’s going to have to make some plays or he’ll get very few to no carries. He’s going to have to earn carries by making plays. He might get more opportunities as a receiver out of the backfield.
I remember when the same thing was said about Tom Brady.
LOL, yeah i'm sure after "watching a couple of games", that sure has made you the expert and capable of making a unbias opinion of Deuce and thinking wrongfully he is only a "gadget type RB". You might want to see a complete season at least of his career which started as a freshman at KState. As well as the yardage he piled up on "some good runs". All backs get stopped frequently, some even lose yardage like Barry Sanders would. But they have more that break your back and cut out your heart. I am not gonna say he will have an Emmitt Smith type of career. But you are selling him short by judging him on his size.
Success or failure will potentially depend upon whether he can break arm tackles....the benefit he's got will be a TE that is preventing the unopposed hit. I imagine Deuce and Jones will get snaps.....its the predictability that we need to introduce and having a slow north/south Zeke is worst example of open play running.
Huh? Whats to argue. What is, just IS.
he is a college RB, primary carrier for his team. in NFL he is a specialty player, he won't be an every down player and we probably won't use him to run much, that's pollard. he brings a different dimention to the team. so I am not worried about him getting stopped at the LOS, unless we plan to run him 15-20 times a game. I don't see that happening. As you said, he is good in space and has some wiggle, so Perhaps he is in the backfield in 3,4 WR sets, or gets a swing pass in some formations. if he shows he can get a few yards, cause some damage, then defenses have to account for him and that's all you need from your 3rd RB, about 3,4 good plays a game.
true, providing 20 is a full 100% If he isn't. he's getting a larger role.
It is possible to have an opinion without an agenda. I know it's hard to believe, when you spend a bit of time on this board, but sometimes people judge a player irrespective of whomever they'd rather see playing.
I'm not sure about that. Preseason for us doesn't seem to be indicative of how many players will do in the regular season against other teams.
Because he’s an elite RB in a body that people are betting on will make him terrible.
He doesn't have a slight build. He's just short.
He doesn’t even have a slight build.
Well said. I'm not broad brushing everyone . That is unfair if I did that. But they know who they are. Just saying, its May, can we take a deep breath and just wait?
