Sticky, This The Guy You Tried To Dog All Offseason?

[greediron]

Either knock it off, all of you, or I will kick you. Justin, making a thread to call another member out is bad form. But you know that. Everyone else, sometimes it is best to ignore and let the silliness fall off the page.

[MaroonBells]

I don't always agree with Barr, but I do here in that it's way too early to judge this running back group and I think the Vikings certainly would have been justified in drafting one early. My push pre draft was to take either a lineman on either side of the ball to turn a weakness into a strength and complete the overhaul, or you take a weapon on offense because you could make a case for one and they affect games more than a safety would (for example). That played out in having to scramble before the season started where we eventually HAD TO trade for Thielen.

It’s just a lack of context. The top 4 rushing leaders in the NFL right now are Jonathan Taylor, James Cook, Travis Etienne and Derrick Henry.

Through 9 healthy games as a rookie, Taylor averaged 42 rushing yards per game.
Through 9 healthy games as a rookie, Cook averaged 18 rushing yards per game.
Through 9 healthy games as a rookie, Henry averaged 24 yards per game.
Travis Etienne finally had the game slow down for him half-way through his rookie season, but was averaging 36 yards per game through 4 weeks.

We’ve seen 3 weeks...

[supafreak84]

It’s just a lack of context. The top 4 rushing leaders in the NFL right now are Jonathan Taylor, James Cook, Travis Etienne and Derrick Henry.

Through 9 healthy games as a rookie, Taylor averaged 42 rushing yards per game.
Through 9 healthy games as a rookie, Cook averaged 18 rushing yards per game.
Through 9 healthy games as a rookie, Henry averaged 24 yards per game.
Travis Etienne finally had the game slow down for him half-way through his rookie season, but was averaging 36 yards per game through 4 weeks.

We’ve seen 3 weeks...

And we are going to see a few of these guys getting increased playing time starting this week;

- Jeanty's usage (or lack there of) is being skewered by the media and I would guess his touches increase this week at home against a buttery soft Bears defense 

- Hampton is now "the man" for the Chargers with Najee Harris out for the year

- Treyveon Henderson will supposedly be the starter for the Patriots after the fumbling problems with the other backs on the roster

- Judkins is already hammering down after only being on the roster for two weeks. 

Much to be determined still...