(05-02-2021, 06:53 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote:

(05-02-2021, 06:18 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: Okay, but my point stands.  We need more than one.

And for everyone who says we shouldn't draft a running back in the first round, I can name a dozen that everyone would be happy to draft in the first round.

The big question seems to be how much usage will Etienne get.  NFL teams average approximately 27 rushing carries per game.  Let's assume 2 of those are by either a quarterback or a wide receiver.  That means 25 carries for the running backs.  Assuming all are healthy, how do you envision those 25 carries being distributed between Etienne, Robinson and Hyde?

Hyde should have no business touching the field unless ETN or Robinson are hurt. How they divide up those touches between the two will be interesting. You got to try and get each of them at least 15 touches per game to justify the pick, but who has the hot hand game per game could play into things as well. Robinson is definitely going to be the guy running between the Tackles, with ETN doing more of the outside stuff. 

Hope to see them both on the field together quite a bit. Robinson is no slouch catching the ball either, so teams would still have to watch out for that.

You then have to think about Chark, Shenault and Marvin Jones. Gotta get the ball in their hands as well and there's only so many to go around.

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