(05-08-2021, 08:08 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(05-08-2021, 06:43 PM)jaguarmvp Wrote: WHo is to say he will be a 3rd down back?  He could flat out beat out Robinson for the starting role.  I think ETN will be on the field much more than just 3rd down anyway.

I don't think he has the frame to have 20 touches a game. He's a 200 lb speed back, not a bell cow #1.

He is 5'10", 215 lbs.   James Robinson is 5'9", 219 lbs.  Not that much difference. 

In the 2020 season, Etienne averaged 20 touches per game, rushing and receiving.  

I think he and Robinson will share the load.   Robinson will have more rushing attempts, while Etienne will have more pass receptions.   I also think the days of the so-called bell cow back are gone.  It's a 17 game season now.  Teams need more than one starting quality running back.

James Robinson had 240 rushing attempts last year.  The next most was Ogunbowale with 32.   Think of the load JRob would have had to carry if we had been leading in more games, and had to salt the game away running the ball.

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