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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
Tap the brake.
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Davis tore two knee ligaments in his knee making a tackle thanks to a Griese INT. It had nothing to do with carries or workload.
So, who knows what he could have done with more time and being healthy.
It's a fun debate, but I think the point the brain dead one was trying to make is that TD had a phenomenal start to his career, in comparison to the other greats listed.
TD had maybe 80 more attempts in 4 years that Emmitt did... nothing too crazy there. Just saying, it wasn't the workload that led to his downfall. It was Griese. |
I make that same argument for Jamaal Charles all the time so I'll accept it. It was just an unfortunate event, as most ACL injuries are...
Still, there's no way of telling if he'd have been able to produce at that level consistently. He had a great start in one of the best situations a RB could ever ask for. He wasn't a transcendent or generational talent. He was just really good.
Check the stats from the next season prior to the tear, barely averaged 3 YPC without Elway. It's possible the workload was already affecting his production.