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That's absolutely correct because the instinctual act is to fight, claw, and scratch for more yards - to "keep going". It is force of will to instead put all of your attention in ball security and the "five points of contact" (not to mention both hands if you have the sixth sense to know you're about to get hit) already mentioned. It's similar to throwing the ball away for a QB.
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According to this, BJGE never fumbled in NE... I thought he had occasionally but I guess I was wrong.
Nobody is crying about missing Sony, he wasn’t spectacular or as good as a runner Harris is but he is more reliable. Harris can’t be trusted, not only has he been a fumbler this season, he’s fumbling at literally the worst times, which in one game vs Miami likely cost the game.It was good to see Dre out of fumble jail. However, I wasn't too stoked about his performance against Hou. Obviously, Harris was the pick of the current backfield, to date. I would love to see Dre shine this season, and it looks like he'll have his chance, but it doesn't look at present like he's going to knock it out of the park. Sadly, his performance against scrubs has not been duplicated to date in-game. We'll see.
I was in the "embarrassment of riches" camp when we traded Michel. They will likely be fine once all is said and done, but we'll see.
@slash83 believes that trading Michel was a "disastrous" move. I do not understand this assertion.
Michel fumbled in week 4, by the way, so if it's any consolation, I guess you would not have seen him for a while anyway. But here are his stats this year:
Sony Michel Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Checkout the latest stats for Sony Michel. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com.
I can understand that you'd worry about replacing his production. 163 yards and a TD. Wait, that wasn't a game, that's his SEASON so far. He managed 4.6 yards per carry in week 2 against Indy ah say INDY, and otherwise hasn't cracked 3.7 (total 3.6 ypc over 5 games).
A reminder for those who've forgotten: Michel was slated to get a $4.5m fifth-year option next year. We said nah and traded him. We typically say nah to big contracts to running backs. You play a role, you get roleplayer money. And God help you if you lead the league in TDs, then we kick you off the team (looking at you, LaGarrette).
Harris' cap hit this year is $1.07 million, swelling to $1.19m next year. All told that single year at $4.5m against the cap for Michel was more than Harris' 4-year deal. Stephenson's costing us 847K this year, Taylor's costing us 780,000, and Bolden costs $1.98m.
All told, Sony Michel would have cost more next year than the remainder of the backfield... for 3.6 yards per carry (unless you think that the Pats' O-line would have pumped that up.) (He was also due 1.79M for 2021.)
If you're wondering, Damien Harris has 230 yards, a 3.7 average, and 2 TD. Of course, he just got injured too.
Damien Harris Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Checkout the latest stats for Damien Harris. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com.
Now, in the past, Sony Michel was good. Was he $4.5m good? I don't think so, not how we value the rb position. Harris had emerged in 2020, however, notching 3 100-yard games and 691 yards in 10 games. Good enough to play the role.
Yes, we fumble. Crying about missing Sony, however, is irrelevant. He wasn't getting that 5th year and wasn't worth it, in Patriots backfield dollars. The two dozen players we added in the free agency signing blitz, put together, cost much more than Michel. A few of them individually cost much more than Michel.
Key metric: none of the running backs did. In fact, ALL of the running backs we have, put together, would cost less than him next year.
And yes, in general, I believe it was a priority to spend where warranted this year.
Was it warranted on Sony Michel?
PS, to be fair, it would only be another $1.79m THIS year to keep Michel.
I would have kept in as a plan B because I don’t see a ton of value that we got back.It was good to see Dre out of fumble jail. However, I wasn't too stoked about his performance against Hou. Obviously, Harris was the pick of the current backfield, to date. I would love to see Dre shine this season, and it looks like he'll have his chance, but it doesn't look at present like he's going to knock it out of the park. Sadly, his performance against scrubs has not been duplicated to date in-game. We'll see.
I was in the "embarrassment of riches" camp when we traded Michel. They will likely be fine once all is said and done, but we'll see.
@slash83 believes that trading Michel was a "disastrous" move. I do not understand this assertion.
Michel fumbled in week 4, by the way, so if it's any consolation, I guess you would not have seen him for a while anyway. But here are his stats this year:
Sony Michel Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Checkout the latest stats for Sony Michel. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com.
I can understand that you'd worry about replacing his production. 163 yards and a TD. Wait, that wasn't a game, that's his SEASON so far. He managed 4.6 yards per carry in week 2 against Indy ah say INDY, and otherwise hasn't cracked 3.7 (total 3.6 ypc over 5 games).
A reminder for those who've forgotten: Michel was slated to get a $4.5m fifth-year option next year. We said nah and traded him. We typically say nah to big contracts to running backs. You play a role, you get roleplayer money. And God help you if you lead the league in TDs, then we kick you off the team (looking at you, LaGarrette).
Harris' cap hit this year is $1.07 million, swelling to $1.19m next year. All told that single year at $4.5m against the cap for Michel was more than Harris' 4-year deal. Stephenson's costing us 847K this year, Taylor's costing us 780,000, and Bolden costs $1.98m.
All told, Sony Michel would have cost more next year than the remainder of the backfield... for 3.6 yards per carry (unless you think that the Pats' O-line would have pumped that up.) (He was also due 1.79M for 2021.)
If you're wondering, Damien Harris has 230 yards, a 3.7 average, and 2 TD. Of course, he just got injured too.
Damien Harris Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Checkout the latest stats for Damien Harris. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com.
Now, in the past, Sony Michel was good. Was he $4.5m good? I don't think so, not how we value the rb position. Harris had emerged in 2020, however, notching 3 100-yard games and 691 yards in 10 games. Good enough to play the role.
Yes, we fumble. Crying about missing Sony, however, is irrelevant. He wasn't getting that 5th year and wasn't worth it, in Patriots backfield dollars. The two dozen players we added in the free agency signing blitz, put together, cost much more than Michel. A few of them individually cost much more than Michel.
Key metric: none of the running backs did. In fact, ALL of the running backs we have, put together, would cost less than him next year.
And yes, in general, I believe it was a priority to spend where warranted this year.
Was it warranted on Sony Michel?
PS, to be fair, it would only be another $1.79m THIS year to keep Michel.
you mean 2 guys are injured?
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