'Koya said:
'Sabertooth said:
'jacobo_moses said:
I will just quote Waldman on this again,
"Clearly, his upside is greater than the grades I have given him, and he is a potential feature back if he shores up his weaknesses. I do not know if there is a better pure athlete as a runner in this draft other than Trent Richardson – and Wilson probably has better speed and lateral agility."
This was from the RSP before the Draft last year. I think Wilson will be fine.
I think we are looking at a Lesean McCoy / Ray Rice type of career arc here. Not much year one, then bam.
My question is usage. McCoy never got enough carries, but he got a ton of work through the air in that system. Rice became THE guy, a three down back for the most part and goal line carries.At the least, there is a big question as to Brown's role now
and the tendency of Coughlin to have a thunder and lightning approach, which would seriously cut into Wilson's ability to become an elite fantasy back due to lack of TDs.
Where does this myth come from? It's simply not true.Tom Coughlin has been the coach of the NYG since 2004. We have 9 years worth of history to show what he likes to do.
2004 -- Barber 322 carries
2005 -- Barber 357 carries
2006 -- Barber 327 carries
2007 -- Jacobs 202 carries (only 11 games) -- on pace for 293 carries
2008 -- Jacobs 219 carries (only 13 games) -- on pace for 270 carries
2009 -- Jacobs 224 carries (only 14 games) -- on pace for 249 carries
2010 -- Bradshaw 276 carries
2011 -- Bradshaw 171 carries
2012 -- Bradshaw 221 carries (only 14 games) -- on pace for 252 carries
So, Jacobs did not play a full season when he was finally named the starter and was "splitting" with Bradshaw. With the exception of 2011, when Jacobs and Bradshaw both had 150-170 carries, the lead back has had or was on pace aside from injury to have 250 carries in 8 of the 9 years. In 5 of the 9 years, the lead back was at 270+ carries for the year.
Coughlin doesn't have a tendency to have this "thunder and lightning" approach. In fact, the 2nd back has almost always had 150 carries or less (a few times under 100 carries).
Can we please stop with this myth. If anything, Coughlin actually commits to a lead RB more than most coaches, especially since he's done it with Tiki, Jacobs, and Bradshaw (3 different guys) so it's not as if he did it preferentially with just one RB.
ETA--And for those concerned about Wilson's size, since I've seen that mentioned:
Tiki Barber -- 5'10, 205 lbs
David Wilson -- 5'10, 206 lbs
A. Bradshaw -- 5'10, 214 lbs