A positive - Chase Brown

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(11-26-2024, 03:50 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Just a reminder that Giovani Bernard surpassed the 1200 yard mark twice in his first 3 seasons (in 16 games rather than the 17 of now) and he was most certainly not what folks would consider an RB1.

Darren Sproles surpassed the mark once, too, with only 87 carries that year.
Austin Ekeler broke the 1500 yard mark in a season where he rushed for 557 yards, with just 8.3 carries a game.

Just straight yards from scrimmage on it's own isn't a very good indicator of someone being a RB1 because particularly good pass catching RBs will screw that up something fierce. You need to also factor in both bulk and efficiency.

(Also you have cases like LeGarrette Blount who was just NOT a pass catcher so extremely that he had a season with 299 carries, 1,161 rushing yards, 18 TDs... and didn't reach 1,200 yards from scrimmage because he had a low ypc and nearly zero receiving production.)

Y'all are being too critical of a RB1 (which is just a RB getting most touches on team) vs a Top 10-15 RB in the NFL.

Chase Brown is 20th in the NFL in rushing.
He's 22nd in rushing attempts.


League average in YPC is 4.4. Chase is just below that at 4.3.

Do I consider him a Top 10 RB in the NFL?
No.
Do I think the Bengals need a Top 10 RB?
No, given their style of offense.

Brown can be a middle-of-the-pack RB on an elite passing offense and I'm ok with that.