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Who is the softest NFL RB? (1 Viewer)

Who is the softest of them all?

  • Javid Best

    Votes: 61 26.6%

  • Ryan Matthews

    Votes: 53 23.1%

  • D-Mac

    Votes: 7 3.1%

  • Peyton Hillis

    Votes: 5 2.2%

  • Beanie Wells

    Votes: 18 7.9%

  • Felix Jones

    Votes: 85 37.1%
  • Total voters
    229
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These guys can`t seem to put together 2-3 games without something going wrong. If you watch the Lion games even the games Best does not come out of, every other tackle he is holding his hand or shaking his arm, or limping off the field. Matthews has trouble going a full game without getting hurting his thumb, shin or groin. DMAC and Hillis are always a pulled muscle waiting to happen. And Beanie is Beanie. Fragile Felix can`t stay on the field either.

 
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I would have said Beanie except some credit has to be given for playing with an injury (albeit less effectively).

Prior to this year, I would add Stewart to the list too.

 
The trio of Razorback players were dinged a lot in college. I'll give Beanie some props for coming out this week and playing when in years past I think he doesn't. I can't decide some really top shelf choices here.

 
'menobrown said:
'Breesisdaman said:
Felix Jones and its not even close
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Until this high ankle sprain Felix had played in 34 straight games. How on earth that makes him the most brittle and it's not even close shall remain a mystery to me.
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:goodposting: I cant believe Felix is leading this poll. Makes me think that if this poll was done 5 years ago, "Fragile Freddy" wouldve won this poll because of his nickname and not that once he got past major injuries early in his career, he played in 13+ games every year but 1 from 2002-2008.Mathews and Best are both close, but Jahvid has had a turf toe and concussion trouble, which I wouldnt deem as being as brittle and Mathews half dozen different strain/sprain injuries. I voted Mathews here.
 
'menobrown said:
'Breesisdaman said:
Felix Jones and its not even close
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Until this high ankle sprain Felix had played in 34 straight games. How on earth that makes him the most brittle and it's not even close shall remain a mystery to me.
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It's not a poll about who misses the most games but who is the most brittle. Even when Felix plays, he seems to get nicked up which prevents him from being 100%. This year alone separated shoulder, ankle, and I believe his hammy acted up early in the season.Best- Does being concussion prone make him brittle? I think of being brittle as someone who always has at least one part of their body injured. I guess you can say Best's head is brittle but from his head down seems fine.
 
'ponchsox said:
'menobrown said:
'Breesisdaman said:
Felix Jones and its not even close
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Until this high ankle sprain Felix had played in 34 straight games. How on earth that makes him the most brittle and it's not even close shall remain a mystery to me.
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It's not a poll about who misses the most games but who is the most brittle. Even when Felix plays, he seems to get nicked up which prevents him from being 100%. This year alone separated shoulder, ankle, and I believe his hammy acted up early in the season.Best- Does being concussion prone make him brittle? I think of being brittle as someone who always has at least one part of their body injured. I guess you can say Best's head is brittle but from his head down seems fine.
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Last year it was his toes that were hurt, elbow, shoulder and concussions in college. Like I stated earlier if you watch the Lions games even on regular tackled Best always seems to get up holding his hand, or shaking his arm, or limping. Best has all-world talent, but he is not built to take punishment. Seems like the short, squatty RBs are much more durable. Best and Felix jones seem to be of the same ilk.
 
I'm not sure Mathews has ever played a complete game in his NFL career without some sort of ailment. Did he make it all the way thru Denver #2 last year?

Small sample size but, he gets my vote anyways.

 
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'ponchsox said:
'menobrown said:
'Breesisdaman said:
Felix Jones and its not even close
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Until this high ankle sprain Felix had played in 34 straight games. How on earth that makes him the most brittle and it's not even close shall remain a mystery to me.
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It's not a poll about who misses the most games but who is the most brittle. Even when Felix plays, he seems to get nicked up which prevents him from being 100%. This year alone separated shoulder, ankle, and I believe his hammy acted up early in the season.Best- Does being concussion prone make him brittle? I think of being brittle as someone who always has at least one part of their body injured. I guess you can say Best's head is brittle but from his head down seems fine.
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Semantics. Brittle dudes don't play in 34 straight games. Brittle dudes don't play through an assortment of injuries like a separated shoulder.Honestly I can't see how you can do a poll like this and not list Joseph Addai. Who is more brittle than this guy? What RB cause more consternation week to week for fantasy teams than this guy? I even have taken to calling it an "addai" when a player goes down in game like he's been shot or suffered a season ending injury only to bounce back a few plays later like nothing happened. Willis Mcgahee used to be the master of this until Addai came along and severely out did him. What RB more than Addai can you think of so readily available to pull himself from games when he's just not a 100%?
 
First ones that came to mind were Jahvid or Matthews, but then I remembered both have at different times gutted it out through an injury. Best played with a nasty turf toe much of last year, and IIRC, Matthews got hurt and came back in earlier this year (I can give him a pass for last night based on that).

But for lifetime achievement, length of non-service, career interrupted every year by something, the clear choice is Felix. That's a guy who fails to bring it, often, and never seems to be able to gut it out. Either he has extraordinary bad luck - his injuries are ALWAYS too severe to warrant making an effort to play through it - or he has a low threshold for pain.

I could be wrong, but I suspect it's the latter.

 
Mathews is made of paper. He shows very little heart when it comes to staying on the field and being tough. He is way too willing to stay on the sidelines and watch a backup be the hero for his team in the most crucial game situations. I think that there is a serious question about his character when it comes to being a football player. When I look at Mathews, I don't see a leader who can be a feature back. Talent's there... nothing else. He was dodging blocking assignments as well. He took a big hit on one block... the next time he dove to the ground and let the linebacker run free on his QB for the sack. Every time he gets tackled, he hobbles around and looks to get off the field. It's frustrating to watch.

Obviously my vote goes to Mathews.

 
'WiDDoW_MaKeR said:
Mathews is made of paper. He shows very little heart when it comes to staying on the field and being tough. He is way too willing to stay on the sidelines and watch a backup be the hero for his team in the most crucial game situations. I think that there is a serious question about his character when it comes to being a football player. When I look at Mathews, I don't see a leader who can be a feature back. Talent's there... nothing else. He was dodging blocking assignments as well. He took a big hit on one block... the next time he dove to the ground and let the linebacker run free on his QB for the sack. Every time he gets tackled, he hobbles around and looks to get off the field. It's frustrating to watch. Obviously my vote goes to Mathews.
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I am thinking about cutting Matthews for Tolbert. In our 12 team league we have a 3 RB roster limit..Tolbert seems to be the guts of the offense. Matthews is just to willing to quit.
 
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'WiDDoW_MaKeR said:
Mathews is made of paper. He shows very little heart when it comes to staying on the field and being tough. He is way too willing to stay on the sidelines and watch a backup be the hero for his team in the most crucial game situations. I think that there is a serious question about his character when it comes to being a football player. When I look at Mathews, I don't see a leader who can be a feature back. Talent's there... nothing else. He was dodging blocking assignments as well. He took a big hit on one block... the next time he dove to the ground and let the linebacker run free on his QB for the sack. Every time he gets tackled, he hobbles around and looks to get off the field. It's frustrating to watch. Obviously my vote goes to Mathews.
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and why the hell was he slipping on the the field on MNF? must have slipped 3 times when he had the ball in space with only one defender, pissed me off, prob how he got a strain. Did it rain that day or did the guy put on the wrong length cleats?
 
After watching the game last night I would change my vote to Ryan Matthews. I have never seen an NFL RB take himself out of the game more than Matthews does.. after almost every carry he looked like he wanted out of the game..then just stands there with no sense of urgency to get back in.

 
absolutely ridiculous to have McFadden on a list of softest players, makes me wonder if people have ever seen him play. when he is playing there is no one short of Peterson who runs harder or brings the contact to defenders more. It might be why he gets hurt sometimes is the fact that instead of going out of bounds he will accelerate to try and pound the safety and run him over. the guy is a monster, and should not be near a list with Ryan Mathews for softest players. soft implies lack of heart, injury-prone is something else entirely. McFadden runs with more courage and strength than pretty much everyone else in the league

 
'habsfan said:
I would have said Beanie except some credit has to be given for playing with an injury (albeit less effectively).Prior to this year, I would add Stewart to the list too.
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Stewart may have problems with his foot, but he shouldn't be anywhere near this list. He has missed 2 games in his career. Nothing soft about him.
 
Softest? I gotta go Hillis. Strep throat. Come on man! There's guys that play through bad ankles and knees and come back early from concussions and this turd gets a glorified cold and doesn't suit up. He's a kitty cat.

 
Also occured to me that something maybe wrong with San Diego and their training staff. Lineman were droppin like flies last night. Add to that the fact that just about every key player on that team has missed time with injury. Gates, Vjax, matthews, Tolbert, Crayton, and I'm sure I'm missing some on Defense as well as offense.

 
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