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Post by djp73 » 02 Sep 2021, 09:39

Soapy wrote:
25 Apr 2020, 13:51
Pats win the AFC East.
LMFAO
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Post by djp73 » 02 Sep 2021, 09:40

djp73 wrote:
30 Jun 2020, 07:37
Cam Newton wins Comeback POTY
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Post by KimJongBaze » 08 Sep 2021, 21:41

Soapy wrote:
02 Sep 2021, 09:32
Baze wrote:
25 Apr 2020, 13:29
Let's get it going.


Bucs miss the playoffs.
LMFAOOOOOO
Soapy wrote:
02 Sep 2021, 09:32
Baze wrote:
27 Apr 2020, 11:52
Jake Fromm has a longer NFL career than Justin Herbert.

You know the vibes.
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Post by Agent » 18 Jul 2023, 08:24

Not a hot take but I’ve recently been seeing a lot from the league’s running backs. Is the play style of football moving away from RB’s?
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Post by mvp » 18 Jul 2023, 10:52

Agent wrote:
18 Jul 2023, 08:24
Not a hot take but I’ve recently been seeing a lot from the league’s running backs. Is the play style of football moving away from RB’s?
yes and its been for the last few years. the most scheme-dependent position in the league currently. my thought is that they used to be the most athletic players on the field, but now u see guys that are just as fast and shifty playing linebacker and safety which neutralizes the athleticism.

RBs really just need to be able to read the defense/find the hole and be fast. but that type of athleticism is becoming more and more common. a guy like tyreek hill would have been a running back if u placed him in the 1990s - like barry sanders. guys like reggie bush and darren sproles - dual run-catch threats - are probably the new norm moving forward i think.

until we see a new breed of freak-athleticism. derrick henry for example is a freak. but i feel like the pendulum always swings from one extreme to the next before balancing out eventually.

waiting to see the all-pass offense. nfl and nba are running similar trends in that way i think.
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Post by Agent » 18 Jul 2023, 23:01

Good points all around. An all-pass offense sounds like teams better start investing more in their backup QBs
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Post by djp73 » 19 Jul 2023, 11:02

Not so much an all pass offense as the RB position has become a committee approach. Teams are using 3 or 4 different RBs with varied skill sets as opposed to the bell cow who gets 30 touches a game.

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Post by Soapy » 19 Jul 2023, 15:46

mvp wrote:
18 Jul 2023, 10:52
Agent wrote:
18 Jul 2023, 08:24
Not a hot take but I’ve recently been seeing a lot from the league’s running backs. Is the play style of football moving away from RB’s?
yes and its been for the last few years. the most scheme-dependent position in the league currently. my thought is that they used to be the most athletic players on the field, but now u see guys that are just as fast and shifty playing linebacker and safety which neutralizes the athleticism.

RBs really just need to be able to read the defense/find the hole and be fast. but that type of athleticism is becoming more and more common. a guy like tyreek hill would have been a running back if u placed him in the 1990s - like barry sanders. guys like reggie bush and darren sproles - dual run-catch threats - are probably the new norm moving forward i think.

until we see a new breed of freak-athleticism. derrick henry for example is a freak. but i feel like the pendulum always swings from one extreme to the next before balancing out eventually.

waiting to see the all-pass offense. nfl and nba are running similar trends in that way i think.
I disagree. I think the issue with the RB market is oversaturation, not that the NFL is going towards all-passing. According to https://www.fftoday.com/stats/22_run_pass_ratios.html, only 8 teams had a pass ratio above 60% last season. going back 10 years, there were 7. For the most part, most teams are in the 50-55% range with a few under and a few over.

What has changed is you can just find a really good running back pretty late in the draft and for cheap. For example, is there a big difference between Rhamondre Stevenson and Saquon Barkley? Barkley is better but by how much and is the difference worth the tens of millions of dollars?

It's also one of the more physical positions where playing banged up is very noticeable. OL/DL is more physical but guys can play through more injuries and generally have longer careers. A bad hammy or tweaked ankle severely hampers the effectiveness of a running back. You can't just tape it up and hope to get 80% of the production like you do at OL/DL
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Post by djp73 » 20 Jul 2023, 09:46

James Conner effect
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Post by Agent » 23 Aug 2023, 14:56

NY Jets 2024 NFL Champs. Calling it.
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