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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale
Yes.
Let's not give the ball to an elite weapon much because he might get hurt. We need to lean on West so that we don't have to rely on West!
Sensible.
He's not even getting 20 touches a game, what do you want to cut him down to? 10? 7?
He's on pace for 250 carries. Is that now considered too much for an NFL RB?
This isn't the first time I've seen the 'don't use our good players too much, they might get hurt' positon on this forum, and it's the silliest position I've ever heard. Can you IMAGINE saying that to a coach?
"Hey coach, I know you have this RB tearing up the NFL, but 17 carries is WAY too much for a game. Can you cut that down to 12?" |
Seriously, what the hell are you talking about?
Who's saying to cut him down to 12 carries? At most, the majority of folks are saying that Reid is working him about right. Some folks are being stupid and saying he should carry 20-25 times/gm, which is a really good way to ensure your RB absolutely sucks going forward.
BC said he shouldn't be getting that many carries - he's right. There has been exactly 1 RB that's remained effective after getting 25 carries/gm. Moreover, there have been very very few that have had much of a career after getting better than 350 touches - period.
Being a ballcarrier is damn tough work and extremely hard on a body. It's worse still when you run like Hunt does. If Reid can keep Hunt in the 15-20 touches/gm range he'd greatly increase the likelihood that Hunt is healthy come the post-season and greatly increase his long term value to the franchise.
I don't even see this as being particularly worth arguing.
If you find yourself siding with penbrook, you're almost certainly wrong.