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With Cook out, Barber is my new RB2. I don't expect a breakout against a proud winless Steeler team. I'm not sure that he is capable of a breakout against any team. But, I'm hoping for a 1 yard TD plunge to save an otherwise uneventful game for him.
Just doesn't seem to fit what they're doing. They're slinging it all game long, and it's working. Barber is a better pass catcher and pass blocker. He just fits better.
This offense requires a pass catching back that can also block and pick up blitzes. And that is neither Barber and Jones. I can only imagine what this offense can be if they had let's say Austin Ekeler. This is an all out aerial attack that is why Rodgers takes so much snap count from the other backs.beerbuff said:
My bench is 7 deep that's it.
Not with the way they're using him. A big chunk of his carries have come at the end of the games when they're killing clock with the lead, and they barely pretend to get him involved in the passing game.
This is precisely why I'm not cutting bait. Maybe this will be one of the few times when the law of averages fails. Or maybe Barber has some brighter days ahead as the weather turns cold.
For me, I'm more concerned about a couple of things:
Does any RB have a rougher slate in September? I can't think of a worse set of match-ups than PHI, NO, PIT and CHI.
great post and agree with all of it. it seemed like their line is not bad at all though. Not having watched their first two games, I expected an inept pass rush but it was amazing how often Big Ben was able to get the ball out with so much traffic around him. That was all Ben, the pass rush didn't give him really much room to operate. Many other QB's in the league would have gone down more and made more mistakes playing from such a tight pocket all night imo. They were at least in Ben's face most of the night I thought. their secondary looked bad though.
What are your thoughts on other teams who have faced these guys?
this is a really good assessment as long Fitz is the QB. The only RB who played with Fitz when Fitz was the starter for most of the season for a team was CJ Spiller in 2012 with Buffalo, who notched 207/1244 rushing and 43/459 receiving. He fits the bill of this post. He ranked 22nd in attempts that year, so it's not like he got a ton of reps either. Barber's ceiling isn't anywhere near these numbers imo.
This is baffling to me. I wanted no piece of him after hearing the TC reports. Then I watched some college highlights and have a hard time thinking he was THAT bad in TC that they wouldn’t at least activate him with as pedestrian as Barber looks. Currently they have no long term plan at RB. There must be more to it. I really wanna buy but I’m afraid the whole story isn’t there.
He had one of the worst camps/preseasons I've ever seen. Like, if he wasn't a high 2nd round pick he would very likely have been cut bad.
Pass blocking, that's it. They probably don't trust RoJo and they're a pass first team. Barber is PFF's 7th highest graded pass blocking back so far. He helps keep the pocket clean and gives Fitz the time he needs to do Fitz things.
It's not just pass blocking.
This.
Footballoutsiders has TB run blocking at #31 DVOA, so they are bad. They are good at pass pro though.
I would venture to guess TB plays maybe one cold weather games a year with their and Carolin’a location and Atlanta and NO being dome teams. This is something people over exaggerate every year, but more so here when we’re talking a team based in Florida.
It’s weird how good they are at pass pro and how bad they are at run pro. There’s no in-between.
