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Lynch started ahead of Forsett at Cal and performed much better than Forsett did.
Since when is 3.9 ypc considered big time?Todem said:
Lynch averaged 6.6 ypc for his college career. So did JJ Arrington (who also rushed for 2000 yards). Jahvid Best averaged 7.3. I think it's accurate to say that Forsett had the least impressive college performance of any of the recent backs from Cal.Maybe he'd do great in the pros. I'm dubious but I wish him well.
you do realize that forsett isnt a rookie right? he did play a lot last year, you might want to take a second look at how he did. ppl act like theres nothing to go on with forsett when in all reality, he performed very well last year as lead back
I like Forsett; he's always been a hard worker. But I don't see how he has the skills even of JJ Arrington. A whole lot of his 2009 stats come from pasting St. Louis (#27 run defense) for 130 yards and 2 TDs. He also had a good game against Arizona (#17 run defense). If you're extrapolating that into a possible career, I think you're reading into a pretty small data set, when the larger data set shows a back who, while a hard worker, doesn't have the pure skills of most starting NFL RBs.
He's not small he's short.
Sheesh....he has not had a great start to his career...but ask any GM even today which back they would take to be their lead dog and they all would take Lynch over Forsett. People are so quick to throw stats around like it is the all mighty...but watch the players...if you watched Lynch his rookie season you saw a glimpse of how good he could be. Then all his off field troubles started and the downward trend began. I am basing my thoughts on pure physical talent. I think Lynch is a bonehead...but if he is brought in...Forsett will have a true competition to win the job. Fatdale and Washington (same kind of back but had a horrific injury) are not competition like Lynch would be.
Buffalo did stink the last few years, but I don't think teams brought their safeties all the time with Lee Evans out there. I'll admit I only see the Bills 2 or 3 times a year, but every game I've seen the opponent's game plan seemed to be "Don't get beat over the top and we won't lose."
Just curious. How close is Lynch to a 1-year suspension? He has screwed up twice so far in his young career. Seattle just cut Lendale White for being a numbskull. Wouldn't trading for Lynch go against the grain here?
To an extent yes it would be except talent level in this situation make Lynch well worth the risk vs releasing White who they quickly seen as not having a role that would help their team. Gambling on attitude is worth the risk at times for a business when weighing the positives and negatives.
Thx Bob.
I have serious doubts he will spend any time returning kicks. I expect Washington to handle kickoffs and Tate to handle punts.
Looks entrenched. Carroll said he would use the first couple of games to evaluate his running backs and it looks like that evaluation is now complete and Forsett is the guy. Justin played in all situations yesterday (goalline,3rd down,etc) and he played about 85% of the Seahawks snaps. Washington only came into spell Forsett and Jones never even saw the field. I wouldn't be surprised to see Jones inactive in coming weeks. The OL isn't creating holes consistently and Forsett's limitation is that he can't plow his way for a couple of yards, but if there is a hole he usually explodes through it and he gets quite a few big plays.nlgb1 said:
Excellent to hear. Im trying to drum up trade value for him but no one is biting based on the mediocre numbers. Hopefully he takes off soon.
I don't think he is 100% yet despite yesterday's great performance. Forsett has simply outperformed him as a running back so far. Washington may get better as the season goes along and he still will get some touches because Forsett will need to be spelled quite a bit because of his size but Forsett looks like the true feature back now.topdawg24 said:
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5+ ypc is good, no? I understand the first part, he needs to hold onto the ball, but he was running hard and finding some space.
I don't think so. Prior to Lynch it was Forsett and with Lynch doing little with the carries he's getting I wouldn't be surprised if Forsett got a few more. Bi think he's worth a pickup if you have a spot.
Actually I already have him sitting at the end of my bench. My decision right now is whether to let him remain or to drop him for a guy like Mo Morris, Choice, or James Davis.
No, no, and no.
