Quote:Do you have any statistics to show this is unique to Fournette?

No.  I certainly don't have the time to compile them, nor do I feel like I need to.  

 

Clearly there are plenty of people that think this fairly minor criticism is fictional.  But it jumps out to me by simply watching three of his college cut-ups and I trust my eyes on such things and I don't need stats to confirm my opinion. 

 

I've been enthralled with NFL running backs incredible athletic abilities since the days of Marcus Allen and Tony Dorsett.  When I see Fournette - I do not see him looking like Bo Jackson or Adrian Peterson until he's in the secondary.  Very little of what he does in the backfield to evade defenders resembles those players (or most of the elite RBs) at all in my opinion. 

 

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- to support the ^ above - here is a snippet from Dane Brugler of CBS sports on Fournette's weaknesses:

Inconsistent decision-making at times behind the line of scrimmage, allowing defenders to reset and get a read on him. Most of his impressive runs on tape came from large holes created by his blockers with not enough examples of him creating on his own vs. the first wave of the defense. Able to bounce off bodies, but runs too hard at times with his forward momentum in overdrive, making it too easy for defenders to trip him up.



 

I also think that he'll be a nightmare behind a good NFL line and that he's young and coachable. I think a good NFL RB coach could teach him a lot about getting his pad level lower and using his remarkable strength to make better gains when presented with early contact. 

 

Again - it's a fairly minor criticism and it's not impossible to improve upon. 

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