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Originally Posted by staylor26
The problem with the RB room was a lack of explosive runs.
Even if you wanted to upgrade from Pacheco, that has NEVER been an issue with him as the starter. That's why I'm calling this revisionist history.
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Pacheco is a fine starter who can break off explosive runs and force broken tackles. It pissed me off that people were on him bc he was clearly that guy vs the Ravens and obviously struggled bc…idk…he broke his mother****ing leg and wasn’t the same?!
This wasn’t you, but man the idiots in the GDT thread saying he sucked after that injury. Good God. Was clear that that injury took its toll on him which is completely understandable.
The problem with Pacheco is his receiving traits. I remember Torico saying Pacheco worked on his receiving skills in the offseason….and then dropped a wide open pass for a TD.
Love Pacheco but he doesn’t have good lateral agility or a feel for the passing game. He’s a straight line guy. We haven’t had a receiving threat at the position since McKinnon. A guy who can make guys miss and be a nice WR on passing downs.
We got it from Clyde for awhile before that devastating injury killed his athleticism (I think in New Orleans?)
This is what we’ve been missing IMO and why I want Ty Johnson so badly: