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How did it work out for Adrian Peterson? As for Chris Johnson, he is currently ranked 5th in the NFL in rushing yards @ 5.1 per attempt. How about Arian Foster?
Peterson is truly a freak of nature, and built to take a bigger pounding than McCoy, but even he had a pretty significant dropoff after his heavy load year.
Johnson? He was absolutely awful his 2 years after his big season. His ypc dropped by a full 1.5 yards.
Foster? Since his big year, he has lost a full yard on his ypc in the two subsequent seasons.
And that's just it. Basically it takes two years away from these guys at an elite level when you pound them into the ground. We're in year one for MJD.
Do you think it's worth having 2 down years for Shady, to salvage this suck ass team? I could see if we were close, but this team is awful.
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Statistically that will happen any way. You want to circumvent the inevitable.
Yes, it will. But it can be delayed. Why you're in a rush to wear him out is beyond me.
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Using that logic, why did Big Red give the green light to run McCoy late in the 4th, down by 25? Reid said: "McCoy was in the game because the Eagles were trying to catch up and win." I guess he was planning to use that patented 25 point concussion play. Too bad it didn't work. It is ironic that he "chose" to run the ball instead of pass down by that much
I'm not defending the decision to use McCoy late in the game. It was stupid. With that said, I don't believe Reid really believes they had a chance to win the game. Nor do I think he really blames himself after every loss. It's coach speak.