OmegaPhinsFan
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Is the MASH unit we have based on RB size or the fact we cannot run block and the backs are getting killed?
Rash of injured running backs
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It's based on the fact that running backs get hurt. That's why it's foolish to invest high draft pick resources on them and even more foolish to pay them big money. On top of many other reasons not to invest heavily on the running back position.
Well COVID has taken out Breida (who was asymptomatic and felt fine) and Gaskin so far. There isn’t anything you can do to train to prevent that aside from living in a bunker.
Fact of the matter is that size has never been particularly relevant in terms of injury prediction. Fans struggle with that b/c it's obvious that in most other situations if a big thing hits a small thing the, the small thing gets the worst of it. But every stat or study in football shows that it doesn't apply to football. It's probably b/c not all hits are equal. Small guys can roll with the blow more easily or avoid contact more often. Whatever the reason, the truth is that smaller players don't get hurt more often than bigger players and in many cases they actually get injured less often.
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Take a guy like Ahmed. I like him. But he’s probably not the type that can take a big workload. Running backs go through mini car crashes on every play and he’s not built to take it. It’s hard enough to stay healthy at the position if you’re a big kid. But if you give him a complementary workload, I think he can really surprise. He’s got a really nice burst.
in NE, they get different types of backs. They might have a Blount type to pound it. Let him break some tackles and take the physical pounding. But they’d complement him with Lewis or White who can operate more in space.
I think guys like Ahmed and Gaskin can be complementary backs but we need the physical, tackle breaking, absorb punishment type of back. We might honestly need two.
in NE, they get different types of backs. They might have a Blount type to pound it. Let him break some tackles and take the physical pounding. But they’d complement him with Lewis or White who can operate more in space.
I think guys like Ahmed and Gaskin can be complementary backs but we need the physical, tackle breaking, absorb punishment type of back. We might honestly need two.