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You think he has a yellow stripe in front of em like we see on TV?
You think he knows the exact place to get to on the field for a 1st down if he's not near the sideline?

If he doesn't he doesn't need to be out there. Even in High School it was drummed in our heads to know how far you need to get for a first down. That is rule #1.

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Once again,I've seen multiple great players do the exact same thing.

Doesn't mean it is a good habit. I am seeing "great" players calling for a fair catch inside the 10 yard line these days. Doesn't mean it is a good move.
I see ball carriers (RBs and WRs) carry the ball loosely and not covering it up in traffic. Doesn't mean it is a good habit to be in.

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He's averaged over over 6 ypc carry since he's been here. Do you think he FINALLY learned how to run this year?

No. But every ball carrier out there has years of experience. Do you honestly believe they do everything well and correctly?

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It's a lazy narrative and I was one of the few on this board this off season who knew this guys talent and saw him being a big contributor if Monken used him properly.

Everybody knows he has talent. that's easy to see. But just because somebody has talent does not mean they develop great or even good habits.

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You think the guy was the top RB in perhaps the best HS region in the country because he "falls down on first contact?"

Sorry it offends you that I point it out, but the last two years he went down easier than any other back on our team.

We can argue like this for months....or we can just disagree and leave it alone.

Btw
That is not me down voting you and up voting me.

I realize that we don't always agree, and that's okay.

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Posted by RD Dawg

Atlanta

Member since Sep 2012

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Posted on 11/4/20 at 12:12 pm to DawgsLife

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he doesn't he doesn't need to be out there. Even in High School it was drummed in our heads to know how far you need to get for a first down. That is rule #1.

I'm not talking yards, I'm talking the precise line for the first down. He doesn't see what you see from your couch. it's a completely different perspective.

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Doesn't mean it is a good habit

Habit? It's how he runs and it's paid off more often than.Id love to see the stats on when this actually happens just like the "falling on the first hit narrative" I think your perception as turned into reality for you.

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Do you honestly believe they do everything well and correctly?

Of course not but that's not the discussion.Every RB who has ever played can do things better.There
hasn't been some dramatic change in his "power running game." Monken is getting him out in spaces and he's also healthy for the first time in a while since he's been here.

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Everybody knows he has talent

IDK about that.Did you look at the posts about em this off season? Folks on here all but gave up on 'em and more than one said he should never take a snap again.

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Sorry it offends you that I point it out

Nothing "offends" me at all.Its just a lazy narrative.You wanna show me YAC stats that show me "he goes down on first contact" I'll be glad to look at the numbers compared to our other RB's