12-27-2017, 12:04 AM
(12-26-2017, 12:36 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I wouldn't put a lot of stock into a one week performance, late in the season, against a very pedestrian defense.
To me, it looks more like "fresh legs syndrome". Where the guy coming off the bench looks fresh and strong, as he hasn't endured an entire season of getting his body beat to a pulp, week after week.
Heck, we experienced the same phenomenon last year at the RB position, with Rex Burkhead. Then, when the Patriots signed him, everyone claimed he was now going to be a superstar. He's had an alright season, for a team that knows how to get the most out of it's talent. He leads the league, or even conference in no categories. Much tougher to be The Man, than to be the man off the bench.
I can't believe this is a real post.
So because Burkhead hasn't been better than Leveon Bell, that somehow means his 2016 Week 17 was a fluke?
He's got 8 TD's, 30 catches, and is averaging over 4 yards a carry in 10 GAMES PLAYED.
If you're basing success on leading the conference in categories, you're going to be disappointed hundreds of times over every season.
No one said Burkhead was going to lead the AFC in rushing this season. Bengals fans felt he would leave and help the Patriots win. He has. Burkhead would help EVERY team win. Because he's a pretty good player.
“It’s easy for everybody to say to make that change," Lewis said last week. "But ... when that change doesn’t work out, what do you do?"
Marvin Lewis on why he refused to make a change at the kicker position.
Marvin Lewis on why he refused to make a change at the kicker position.
