Bort
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He ran like that every on single carry in college and had only 3 fumbles over 3 seasons on 624 total attempts. I think he'll be fine.
He ran like that every on single carry in college and had only 3 fumbles over 3 seasons on 624 total attempts. I think he'll be fine.
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I appreciate that, I really do. But the NFL is a different animal. I'll go ahead and assume stripping and "peanut punching" is more developed at the pro level than college.
And his three fumbles in college isn't going to help his knees from getting demolished in the NFL.
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See here is the weird thing about RBs in the NFL right now. Franchises are refusing to pay the stupid money that every down backs are demanding, and deservedly so since they're accumulating a ton of wear and tear on their bodies. Making it way less likely that franchises see the complete return on investment on that big 2nd contract.
Except there are some backs like Tarik Cohen that aren't contact runners and aren't accumulating wear and tear so someone like Tarik is very likely to see a 2nd contract.
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He won't be facing the same defenders.
Fighting for extra yardage is good.
Staying upright, with no hope of more yardage, risking a turnover is bad.
Just be smart. I am confident he will be.
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Truth. Fighting for extra yards in all situations is just not smart football. These are not college defenders. You do that, and not only will you have more fumbles, but your career will likely be cut short as well.
I don't think he or Nagy are that dumb, so we'll be ok...
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until they fumble because of it, half the teams in this league are happy to hold up the over zealous while 2 more arrive to strip you or wreck you.
Backs in this league learn to go down of necessity, its a smart football move AND a business decision.
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beat me to it by half an hour...same wave
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Trying to decide if our RB go down after gaining 12 yards or fight for 4 more. Nice problem to have after watching Howard being dropped by arm tackles.
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Sometimes, discretion is the better part of valor. Live to fight another day and all....
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While we are warning about our RB about useless yards, someone tell him to make sure he puts a bathmat down so he doesn't slip coming out of the shower and risk injury.
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CCS finds the oddest things to comment and worry about...
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Another thing about Coward Howard... he was afraid to run between the tackles. Monty id the opposite of that.
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From another thread...
DM will be a stud. People afraid of split carries need to look at last year. Despite Howard's predictability and ineffectiveness, Nagy fed him the ball...a LOT.
+ DM was the only NCAA player to break 100 tackles in a season in the last 5 years! (DM did it TWICE). Dude will ball out.
And his combine measurable are spot on with Kareem Hunt's, if that matters to anyone. KM has an okay rookie year IIRC.
DM will be a stud. People afraid of split carries need to look at last year. Despite Howard's predictability and ineffectiveness, Nagy fed him the ball...a LOT.
+ DM was the only NCAA player to break 100 tackles in a season in the last 5 years! (DM did it TWICE). Dude will ball out.
And his combine measurable are spot on with Kareem Hunt's, if that matters to anyone. KM has an okay rookie year IIRC.
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He was hell bent on wanting to know who's fault a botched hand off was the 2nd day of TC...
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Nagy fed Howard the ball last year because we had no one else to carry it. Are you going to hand it off to Cohen 20 times a game? Mizzell? A rookie Nall?
This year he has Monty, but also Davis. CP is going to get some carries. Nall very well may too. It is a very different situation than last year...
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Nall will not be on the 53 man roster
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Well, I don’t think he the next Walter Payton, either. I am not unhappy about the pick. None of the press, that I have read or heard or seen, has mentioned speed being an issue. I guess I need to see it for myself before believing he is much of an upgrade over Howard. And I hope I am wrong and very well may be. Imagine if he can be as productive as Forte or something close.
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Lol Nall wtf
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David broke more tackles in that run than Howard did in 4 games. Lets check back after his first couple of series.
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