(10-20-2022, 08:44 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(10-19-2022, 08:29 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: It’s not a reach if you looked at the tweet above.

Out of 46 RBs that quality, JRob is 41st in yards after contact per attempt. (Last 3 weeks)

He’s 39th in broken tackle rate per attempt out of 46 RBs. 

And no. I don’t hate JRob at all actually. There’s still a role for him on this team but it’s time to give ETN more touches and it appears Doug is with me on this one.

Look at his plays, though. How many are just 'run JRob up the gut for 3-5yds'

Not gonna break a lot of tackles if you run right into the pile. Ain't nothing wrong with 3-5yard runs, it's a big part of that ten minute drive on Sunday and many of the drives we've had this season.

I've never seen JRob as the home run hitter that Taylor or MJD were, but he's darn steady. I don't think anyone would characterize him as elusive, which is a big part of breaking tackles. Again, he's doing what he does - get yards, get chains moving, occasionally get a huge hole and rip up a 50 yard TD.

Out of curiosity, how do those numbers compare with his prior pre-injury seasons? Were the last three weeks cherry-picked to make that stat more prevalent than it may be? Are we discounting the first three weeks' defenses as anomalies or better/worse than the last three's, so as to say that he's doing worse against easier D, or that his early results were excusable because the Ds were so awful? I don't trust partial stats to tell a big-picture story.

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(10-19-2022, 09:10 PM)Jag88 Wrote: We need some sacks. The defense is not going to get any pressure unless blitz are called. Creative blitzing

If that works, I'm all for it. Bottom line is the opposing QB needs to be in the turf (without a penalty, Travon! )

Before his injury, I think he was much better at breaking tackles and getting yards before contact. I was worried that JRob coming back early from his injury would lead to a slow decline in his play this season. I was shocked he came back as early as he did.

And before TebowHomer says I have always hated JRob, I definitely haven't. He was a very good running back before his injury and I was shocked they took ETN because they already had JRob. But once he tore his achilles, I was worried. It is extremely rare for players to come back from an achilles tear and it's almost a death sentence for running backs.

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