Who is this years overhyped Kevan Barlow? (1 Viewer)

[gianmarco]

I look at being the next "Kevan Barlow" is a RB who puts up great numbers in a backup role and everyone talking him up like he's going to be the next great thing. But once he becomes the full time starting RB he flops on his face and doesn't do very well. With that being said, I have to nominate Brandon Jacobs as the next "Kevan Barlow". Look at his career and he is exactly like Barlow. Puts up huge stats as the backup and now that he becomes the starter everyone thinks he is going to be awesome. But nobody has seen him in a starting role yet they think he will become a top 10 RB cause he was able to put up good stats as backup.That's what I think it should mean as the next "Kevan Barlow".

When did Barlow put up "huge stats"? His career high for TDs is 7. His first 2 years in the league as a backup, he had 8 rushing TDs. Jacobs had 16. Jacobs could still flop as a starter, but to this point he looks much better than Barlow did.

Well, how about his 3rd year before he became the starter where he posted over 1000 yards and a 5.1 average? Or how about his 4.7 average the year before that?Jacobs has averaged a lousy 3.9 a carry so far in his career. So what, they take a huge guy and tell him to run straight into the endzone so he gets TD's. Alstott could do that. Does that make him a stud? Duckett could do that. He scored 11 TD's his second year. How about him?All I'm saying is being a TD guy doesn't translate into being a complete RB. I mean, the guy has a total of 11 caught passes in his career and you guys are talking about him as a complete RB. Quite simply, Jacobs is definitly over-hyped. If you are looking for someone to compare Jacobs to look no farther than TJ Duckett. In my opinion, he will be no better or no worse that Duckett. With the only exception being that Duckett had a MUCH better start to his career.

Your post indicates you haven't watched him play. You might want to check him out. There are a few links of him running the ball if necessary, and no, not just highlights which make anyone look good, but actually a large sample of his carries the past 2 years. I think you'll be quite surprised. He is not just a huge guy that runs into the endzone and you obviously haven't seen him catch out of the backfield. Simply looking at stats isn't the best way to evaluate a player, IMO, which is what it seems you're doing.