End the rb trio committee for Mixon

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(09-18-2017, 04:26 PM)Millhouse Wrote: Yes. They learn the speed of a NFL defense, something that can't be replicated in practice with modern day rules. And it is nothing like he faced in college. 

Ehhh.. I just look at all the successful RBs rookie season and it doesn't seem like any of them had to learn anything their rookie year.

Jim Brown: 4.7 YPC
Adrian Peterson: 5.6 YPC
Steven Jackson: 5.0 YPC
Eric Dickerson: 4.6 YPC
Frank Gore: 4.8 YPC
Jamaal Charles: 5.3 YPC
Barry Sanders: 5.3 YPC
Earl Campbell: 4.8 YPC
Corey Dillon: 4.8 YPC
Terrell Davis: 4.7 YPC
Bo Jackson: 6.8 YPC (and he was also busy learning baseball)
Chris Johnson: 4.9 YPC



Only two I can really think of off the top of my head is Tomlinson who had 3.6 YPC his rookie year, and OJ Simpson who had 3.9 YPC his rookie year. The vast majority step out of the gate already as great RBs. You see that with the latest group of good young RBs in the league with their rookie seasons Ezekiel Elliott (5.1 YPC), David Johnson (4.6 YPC), Jordan Howard (5.2 YPC), Todd Gurley (4.8 YPC). Gurley, Doug Martin (4.6 YPC).

Then the rookie RBs tearing it up so far this year... Dalvin Cook (5.6 YPC) and Kareem Hunt (7.6 YPC).

I can't help but think that outside of realizing you need to add or lose weight, or a few notable exceptions, the majority come into the NFL with nothing to learn that would keep them from immediately being good. I do believe in Sophomore Slumps, for RB, though. I just think that the first move is theirs, and the defenses can use the offseason to change things on them and THEN it's a matter of learning.