(04-30-2021, 04:03 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(04-30-2021, 03:51 PM)Firesky Wrote: I have a feeling that Etiene will be back there with Agnew for kick returns; the other team better pray it's a touchback every time. The pick is growing on me, he leads the ACC in all time rushing which can't be overlooked, it's hard for me to see him bust but i still understand the boards frustrations.

UM has almost always had 2 stellar backs in his stable at any given time. I remember questioning the MJD pick given that Fred was still here (and he's my favorite all time player) but it ended up paying huge dividends. Robinson won't have to shoulder as much of the load and can stay healthier. Last season or the season prior iirc 25 of 32 backfields suffered an injury and missed multiple games, i get that talent can be had later in the draft but that's never a guarantee; for every aaron jones or udfa like james robinson there are 10 Deji Karim's and Ryquell Armsteads.

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Toby Gerhart but the $$'s weren't exorbitant, but paying him any amount of money to fail 4 straight times from the 1 yard line, made me think of him less as the "White Rhino" and more like the "White Blind Mole"

Forgot about gerhart. 

Yes, his signing was disastrous.

Still. adding him to the mix does not justify the statement to which I replied.  The majority of Jaguars high draft expenditures on RB have been worth it.

That said, whether Etienne proves to be worth it remains to be seen.

Oh i agree with your take on early selected runningbacks. Was just mentioning that Gerhart is the only FA signing bust. I'd say the only exception to high drafted Runningbacks was TJ Yeldon, granted the team wasn't very good then so idk if that contributed to him underwhelming.

Speaking of excellent FA signings at RB for the Jags, Chris Ivory; we forget how much he contributed in 2017

i'm taking a wait and see approach with Etiene, this team has been misery incarnate for so long why be miserable until they look miserable on the field. I think that Etiene might be the best all-purpose weapon since MJD, not sure he reaches the same lofty heights but I see similar deployment to MJD's rookie year.

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