11-26-2024, 06:18 PM
(11-25-2024, 10:57 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Ok so it's about YPC. Got it.
I don't agree necessarily because there will be games where a RB may have under 4.0 YPC due to a good defense and/or may be asked to get used more in the passing game, but to each their own.
I was just curious what you were basing it on.
I base mine more on raw rushing+receiving yards rather than efficiency just running the ball.
If a dude ends up with 1200+ yards from scrimmage but under 4.0 YPC in some games, that's still a RB1 in my eyes.
It's more nuanced than any stat really. Tbh I don't think he's an RB1 in the long run based more on the eye test than anything.
I personally am weighting the run stats far more than whether he can be a factor in the pass play. Not saying a pass-catching RB isn't a good thing, but I think we're lacking a reliable 'workhorse' RB more than we are another passing target. We've lacked a serious run game for so long, so in my eyes we ideally have an 'RB1' who can reliably move the ball on the defence (again, to a point, I'm not expecting him to be Henry/Barkley).
He is 4.3 YPC for 607 yards over the season so far, not bad or great, pretty middling. Probably a little more than we were expecting from him. I think some of that YPC for the season is weighted in those earlier games when he wasn't getting the baulk of the run game, but he certainly impressed in short spells earlier and I'm glad he's been given the shot this year. Deserved for sure.
I just don't see Brown being the guy who will lead the run attack for the next couple of years to come... or if he is, we'll probably have a not-particularly-dangerous run game, like we largely have right now. But I will reiterate, I really like what he's brought to the roster so far and do love the work he puts in on the field. I'd certainly rather we focus on upgrading Zack Moss than Chase Brown at this juncture.
