08-31-2020, 05:45 PM
(08-31-2020, 05:01 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Fournette Career Numbers (After 3 years)
666 rushes, 2,631 yards (4.0 YPC)
134 catches, 1,009 yards (7.3 AVG)
That's from the 5th overall pick. Averaging under 900 rushing yards per year. You brought up his 4.3 YPC last year, but the year before that he had 3.3 YPC and the year before that 3.9 YPC. Also that 4.3 YPC is 2nd the lowest among all 16 1k rushers last year (only beats Joe Mixon).
He's ~7th best RB from his own draft.
I don't see what he brings to the table that journeymen like Carlos Hyde can't, and Hyde is on his 5th team in 4 years.
This is my point. Surrounding cast, even Mixon had better. He had NOTHING around him. Absolutely nothing. He had injuries, too. I wasn't justifying his draft position, I was countering someone that said he wasn't even "particularly good", which is a bunch of crap. Put that guy on a team like pitt and watch out...which is a large part of why I drew attention to his release. I don't want him going there.