(09-10-2023, 04:23 PM)SuperJville Wrote: He made more than 1 rookie mistake.

Nice that he scored a TD.  It still think Etienne is our clear #1 and tank needs to see the field less.

Only way he gets better is by getting on the field.

If Etienne gets 25% fewer carries, odds are he's going to be 25% fresher when he gets the ball in his hands. How is that bad?

Season is long, let's simmer on this for a bit before deciding that the sky is in fact falling.

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(09-10-2023, 04:27 PM)Firesky Wrote: if its not 3rd and 1 or a goal to go situation where you need hard running in the A gaps; I think Etienne should be on the field exclusively.

I don't want to make obvious tips of our hand.

(Remember what the commentators were saying about Jawann on Thursday, on pass downs he's way off the line, on runs he was flush with the LOS.) If the only time we bring in Tank is short yardage thumpy plays, you're not only pigeonholing him, you're basically inviting the D to stack the line.

We all saw that he was fully capable of putting down some nice runs in the PS, why not give him the chance to put a few down now that the games matter?

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