(05-04-2023, 10:01 PM)RicoTx Wrote:

(05-04-2023, 09:18 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: You're fooling yourself.  Kareem Hunt wasn't all that efficient last year and they let both he and D'Ernest walk in free agency.  7 touches in 15 games behind 3.8 ypc Kareem Hunt and then a "nice knowin' ya" by the Browns front office and then the "here's $50 grand to come try out for the team" by us.  All I'm saying is expectations should be tempered significantly from where they are with him.

For one.  I have no expectations other than he's a good running back.  Secondly, you have two multi-million dollar running backs.  Exactly who do you think they're going to play?

If they felt they could get more out of him than Kareem, they would have have given him more than 7 touches is all.  You don't have to bench anyone to do that.  At best, they viewed D'Ernest to be comparable, but they could have viewed him as inferior as well we'll never know.  Based on Kareem's 2022 stat line, it leaves something to be desired either way.

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