Lap's training camp report

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(08-01-2017, 08:22 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I don't think many thought Blount had a great season...other than being on the winning team.  He wasn't brought back by said team, either.

However, I like your "Sub-4 Club" reference for a different reason.  This is a perfect illustration of how it is so much more than just a RB.  Those RBs all had tremendous struggles on offense with either a lack of weapons,  poor QB play, or both.  Defenses weren't threatened by either of those teams over the top, and this was the case in Cincinnati as well.  Even while AJ was going off on pace to his best season ever (which reinforces the point, even when he isn't open, he is open), there was not enough of a threat elsewhere to make teams drop safeties off the LOS.  

This picture for Cincinnati will look much better this year.  

Some of those RBs are also just old (for a RB).

Frank Gore: 34-years-old
Jonathan Stewart: 30-years-old
Matt Forte: 31-years-old

Really I think the only guy on that list who can have some claim that surrounding talent as his reason is Todd Gurley. Even then I wonder how much it is that. Steven Jackson was also surrounded by shitty Rams team after shitty Rams team yet only had under 4.1 YPC once in 9 years with the Rams.

Adrian Peterson had Christian Ponder and Percy Harvin as his QB/WR1 when he ran for 2k.
Chris Johnson had Vince Young/Kerry Collins and Kenny Britt as his QBs/WR1 when he ran for 2k.

Good RBs find a way. Hill has sucked 66.7% of his career, Gio sucked last year, and I really don't want to cheer for Mixon. Hence my frustration.