Tough one:
I figured some team would bring in Ekeler to be a 3rd down back. That seems to be the case. But he'll be a really good 3rd down back and eat into what Robinson was able to do in the passing game last year.
Robinson probably still dominates the ground touches. Just becomes a matter of how many there are. If the Commanders are bad and playing from behind a lot, he obviously won't have massive volume.
Disagree that Robinson “dominates” the ground touches. I see more 50/50. Assuming his ankle is healthy, Eckler is way better than Gibson as a runner and will cut into Robinson’s carries IMO.
You may be right. I thought Ekeler looked SLOW after coming back. Maybe he was never close to 100%.. But, with him turning 29 soon, I can't help but think he's slowed down some after years of high usage.
He was still effective in the passing game, that's why I figured he would do most of his work there.
But if he's 100% and has some burst back--he'll get ground touches.
I guess that's the main question at hand.