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Putting Leonard Fournette’s rookie year in perspective - PFT

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(05-08-2018, 06:07 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: It’s not just the numbers he put up last year, it’s how his presence forced defenses to play us with him as the focus.  Lesser backs might have put up similar numbers, but I think he helped open up things a little more for Blake last year where a lesser back probably wouldn’t have.  That sort of thing doesn’t show up on stat sheets directly.

I’m expecting a big year from him this year with a full offseason and improved o-line.  I’m sure he’ll still be the focal point for opposing D’s though.

I agree with this. Defenses focused on shutting him down yet he was still productive.

The article points out how well the offense played without him in the lineup. I think that is also a sign of his impact. Teams changed their defensive philosophy in those games and we stuck with our offense and pounded them because he had been successful enough to allow us to hone our style. So in reality, he was able to set up mismatches for our offense by just not being in the lineup.
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