A positive - Chase Brown

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(11-26-2024, 11:51 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Dude, I tried to use that logic and you told me it was only 3 weeks of Brown being a RB1 despite Brown getting the majority of the touches (greater than 2-to-1) for 6 weeks.

During those 6 weeks where he's been the RB1 by virtue of the most touches, he's averaging 3.8ypc. That's .6 lower than the league average you just listed, which is a lot.

Let's see how much more his average may drop then the rest of the season.

Joe Mixon's average was 4.1 or lower every season at CIN in the Taylor era, but I still considered him a RB1.
He even had 2 years of sub-4.0.

I'm also trying to be somewhat forgiving too because of the recent better defenses the Bengals have gone against on the ground. PHI, BAL, and LAC are all good against the run.
Bengals have some (what should be) easier opponents in TEN, CLE, and DAL which should help boost that YPC.

Regardless, RB is not something I would personally invest an early draft pick in given other needs elsewhere.
I think Chase Brown is "good enough" for the time being and Bengals should prioritize DL, DB, pass catcher, and OL before adding a high cost/draft pick RB.