biju
Footballguy
I disagree (respectfully) with the idea that Rawls is automatically the lead back. The numbers you left our Hoop were the actual yardage. I realize the touches do mean something here, but I think the only thing they really mean to me is that they are using week 1 (and probably week 2) to get Rawls additional work. He ran hard but that didn't translate into actual production. Yes, Michael had a few bad plays but overall I'm not going to moan about his production. The Rawls stuff looked forced as evident by having 12 touches in 22 snaps.
We're going to need to rely even more on the running game with Russell being banged up. I'm hoping we have a heavy dose of Michael and Rawls instead of the 43 passes we saw from Wilson last Sunday. I think this is going to be a nightmare game for us, as is all Rams games.
And to be perfectly clear, I really hope I'm wrong and that Rawls is all that everyone thinks he is. I just can't assume that last year's stats will be automatic since Rawls didn't start the season. There's something to coming in fresh after everyone else is worn down. Again, I hope I'm wrong.
We're going to need to rely even more on the running game with Russell being banged up. I'm hoping we have a heavy dose of Michael and Rawls instead of the 43 passes we saw from Wilson last Sunday. I think this is going to be a nightmare game for us, as is all Rams games.
And to be perfectly clear, I really hope I'm wrong and that Rawls is all that everyone thinks he is. I just can't assume that last year's stats will be automatic since Rawls didn't start the season. There's something to coming in fresh after everyone else is worn down. Again, I hope I'm wrong.