(10-13-2018, 08:06 PM)Upper Wrote:

(10-13-2018, 06:07 PM)Eric1 Wrote: Nobody is suddenly trying to make him out to be some stud or anything like that. What people are saying is that they're starting to realize how underrated and under appreciated he is on this board. He always has been and I wasn't even a fan of the pick when we drafted him. It didn't take long after watching him play here to change my mind though.

He played on terrible teams his first couple of seasons here and he played very well. He's been a key part of this Offense and we would be far worse off without him.

Nah, Yeldon was legit bad his first two years. It wasn't because he was part of terrible teams. He tried to imitate Leveon Bell dancing behind the line waiting for the last second, but as I said many times back in those years: there's a thin line between patient and indecisive. Bell is the master at pushing right up to that edge, Yeldon repeatedly went over.

These last two years, for whatever reasons, Yeldon has completely changed his playstyle...for the better. He has become very decisive. He still isn't going to drag a pile or break a long run, but he will consistently maximize what is blocked and find the tiniest hole to wiggle through. Add that to being an already very good blocker and a reliable pass catcher and you have a quality modern NFL back. Basically the anti Fournette tbh.