(05-13-2022, 06:00 PM)NewJagsCity Wrote: I know we are all rooting for this overreach #1 pick to be successful, but honestly I don't see him being anything more than TJ Yeldon part deux, especially after the injury. Sure, Etienne had more college career yards and TDs than Yeldon, but he wasnt sharing the rock with Derrick Henry for 2 years, and it was against lesser ACC competition. I'm getting the "Too few experienced eggs in one basket" feeling about this RB group. We could be looking at rookies and UDFA's carrying the water early in the year if things don't pan out. Maybe we pick up a veteran RB (not Carlos Hyde) after roster cutdowns.

While this may be overly pessismistic, I see very little similarity between Etienne and Yeldon. The only thing I ever saw out of Yeldon was the school with which he was associated. Etienne (at least in college) was much more agile and short of playing for a wildly successful college program, I think that's about where the similarities end.

Even with the injury, I see a whole lot more gameplanning to involve an Etienne than we ever saw with someone like Yeldon. For that fact alone, he'll be hard pressed not to outperform TJ.

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(05-13-2022, 07:33 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-13-2022, 06:00 PM)NewJagsCity Wrote: I know we are all rooting for this overreach #1 pick to be successful, but honestly I don't see him being anything more than TJ Yeldon part deux, especially after the injury. Sure, Etienne had more college career yards and TDs than Yeldon, but he wasnt sharing the rock with Derrick Henry for 2 years, and it was against lesser ACC competition. I'm getting the "Too few experienced eggs in one basket" feeling about this RB group. We could be looking at rookies and UDFA's carrying the water early in the year if things don't pan out. Maybe we pick up a veteran RB (not Carlos Hyde) after roster cutdowns.

If Etienne is healthy a full season, Pederson's playbook will be very friendly to him. 

I disliked the pick, but I can envision him producing ~ 900 APY as part of a committee and I'm good with that. 
This regime didn't draft him, but they have a clear role for him and I don't really care if it jives with his draft position at this point. I just want good production from the talent available.

PREACH

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