Um, a High Ankle Sprain is not an excuse. That's a legitimate injury. I think so far this year both players have looked good. I don't see what you're seeing about Lindsay being a better interior back, though. The guy is an arm tackle waiting to happen. He's better in space because he couldn't break a tackle if his life depended on it, but he can certainly make people miss if he's got the room. Royce did the opposite of what you claim he does when he scored that TD. He looked the bit of a power back.From watching him. Enticed by the measurables and using some basic logic that the high draft pedigree guy who goes 5’11 240 will be the future volume back, and the UDFA who is 5’nothing 180 would be relegated to COP.
Lindsay is a better interior runner, more explosive outside and a better pass catcher. It didn’t make a lot of sense. Cognitive dissonance takes hold and we use mental strategies to give us peace. First, it was the leg injury excuse last year, then the training camp hype build this year. But he’s the same guy. He’s a finesse runner in a power back body. Doesn’t finish runs, Goes down too easy.
why is a 240# guy the 3rd down back, why is the 180# guy the goal line back?
also agree 100% on that 2pt conversion call. Play calling abysmal. The whole thing is a mess
This will continue to be a frustrating situation for owners of both backs, but should one get hurt, the volume will prop up the remaining player. Between the two of them, they are on a 16 game pace of 391 carries and 133 targets. In PPR, they are RB18 and RB24 in points per game despite the split. This is not a good offense, so I think those rankings are as good as anyone should have hoped for if they were being realistic.