I don't understand the Etienne hate. I've been impressed whenever I've seen him and wished he was on my team
I'm an owner and the opposite. I watch him a lot and think this guy is going to get replaced
Dudes 3rd in scoring in my league. Top 5 in rushing tds. Top 10 in rushing yards. Top 10 in receiving yards. You were expecting more?
It's been a blood bath and he's had a couple of good weeks. I own him and everytime I watch him I just don't see anything special. I think Mostert looks better than him...
Mostert is running through wide open lanes with nary a DL or often LB in sight
We are all just sharing our opinions but he didn't look great last year either. Long term i would rather have kyren Williams right now
Could be blocking and could be use. Look at the texans. Everyone was saying the same thing about Pierce and Singletary is doing well with the same blocking and same line
And we don't have to get into one of these nuts 20 post arguments. I respect your opinion and I have mine
I thought he looked solid last year too. I need to go try and grab the rush yards vs expectation stat. He's got good pad level, great burst, good change of direction, and no room to run.
When i watch i see a guy that folds like a deck of cards...
Interesting. Since I mentioned needing to see if any stats backed any of this up...
Here's last year's Rush yards over expectation:
https://twitter.com/tejfbanalytics/status/1613190597980061698?s=46&t=ElAkTRqiCn_s_kzwtz6crA
Apparently ETN was actually the league leader. Meaning he got the most yards beyond what an average NFL back would be expected to gain based on the blocking success of the lines on every play. It "uses down, distance, yard line, defensive alignment, and offensive line grade to determine the number of yards an average RB would gain in a situation."
So maybe he folds like a deck of cards, but it seems like he does so after gaining significantly more yards than you'd expect someone else to gain on the same play.
In fact, if we dig deeper:
https://mfbanalytics.shinyapps.io/RYOE/ - it looks like he not only had the most, but also gained the most on a per play basis.
It's weird to think he folds on contact too, given he's 5th in the NFL in yards after contact among RBs through the end of week 11 2023.