Welcome to the Bengals, Chase Brown

[BoomerFan]

(04-30-2023, 09:58 AM)Shepdawg Wrote: I like this pick a lot.  He reminds me a lot of the Dougernaut, Doug Martin.  He runs north and south with a low center of gravity.  He doesn't possess they type of wiggle to necessarily make guys miss.  But enough wiggle to move them just enough, and he's strong enough for him to run through their arm tackles.  He runs with attitude and initiates the contact, but usually AFTER setting the opponent up making them either a bit off balance and attempting to grab him.  Despite his 328 carries last year, I don't see him as a bell cow type of back in the NFL.  There isn't anything "special" about him that jumps off the page.  Barry Sanders elusiveness, or Chris Johnsons speed.  But there isn't a lot of weaknesses either and I foresee him being a solid back in rotation for the Bengals.

Agreed. I am thinking he might be a bit like Bernard Scott was with us, though Chase is faster and bulkier than Scott was. Physically he is roughly the same height and weight as Giovanni Bernard but from the very small amount of tape I have seen they have different styles. Great value pick in the 5th round. I can't wait to see what he does in pre-season.

Edit: 8 receiving yards per target? That's pretty strong as well. The only concern here is the 8 fumbles (3 lost) in 43 games/675 attempts that others have mentioned.