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Upper · 10-16-2017, 04:46 PM

(10-16-2017, 02:21 PM)Senor Fantastico Wrote: Last week people were saying keep Ivory off the field and give MORE touches to Fournette.

(10-09-2017, 04:32 PM)Upper Wrote:
(10-08-2017, 08:40 PM)Frailbones Wrote: Who’s the guy who said we should cut back on how many touches Fournette gets?

I am one of the many who have said that. Why is this being brought up though? It's obviously an argument based on long term preservation, not to try to call it as a victory for one side or another after a month. If, and more likely when, Fournette is hobbled and banged up (if not worse) in week 14 in the heat of the division/playoff race we might wish we had curtailed his carries a bit when we were ahead by 2+ scores late in some of these games.

Well, not everyone. I still had a long term preservation approach.

(10-16-2017, 02:56 PM)JackCity Wrote: Like Marrone said in his presser. When we win there's been zero complaints about Fournettes touches. When we lose its seems he's either had gotten too much or not enough.

"UpperRDL 17 points 4 days ago
I didn't watch the clip because they are both awful, but it's not a diss to acknowledge that Fournette's workload and running style could lead to a shorter than average career. They need to start curtailing his carries where possible. For example, as great as Fournette's 90 yard TD was, it might be wise to let Ivory close out a game when we are up by 2 scores with 4 minutes left in the future."

And that was me on reddit the middle of last week, after a win. I've been doing my best to keep the big picture mindset.