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Good God!, with all due respect cincy I believe young Willis is already thrice the running back that big Keith ever was. An effective and functional utility player he was, yes. I'll give him that.

Nice post Bill. It's really a good feeling to finally have a capable O-line coach.

Thankyou, see above post You explained it better ...

Hilaghrius!

Given all the correct info already provided about recovering from knee injuries, etc., I still say that he is (Right Now) a lot faster than most of you think. Watch the fake QB sneak with respect to the angles of the defenders. Watch the long run vs. the Rams. He is a tall back with long, smooth strides. Will he yet improve his speed? Yes. I just think his speed is already a bit deceiving.

Well I suppose over the course of a season that arguement would hold water, not so much on a game by game account. With that said, a coach's eye is still different and I'm sure there is a player or ten out there that many perceive as a "great" player both visually and statistically who really is benefiting from strong play at another position, or vice versa.

That's true, but there are many many more important and general things that cannot be statistically measured as well and never will, like: Was the pass completion a correct read progression or was it forced in.? Did the halfback make those three yards on his own, or did he stumble when he should have gained 3 more? Did the WR run a good route or did he misread the safety? Did the quarterbook pull his teammates together in that two minute drive and instill confidence in them?

I'm not sure if that was sarcasm or not but you nailed the key word. "Support", NOT "prove"....

Poor Move IMHO. To me Ty has always been a very good coach and has his players playing above their talent level. The recruiting issues are alot bigger than the head coach alone. Hope he lands on his feet quickly....

Nerds across the land can try and try and try some more til they're blue in the face but there is , nor ever will be , a true and completely fair way to rate ANY individual perfomance of ANY position on ANY NFL team based on statistics. It is a team sport through and through, and too often there are hidden factors that contribute to both the success and failures of any given player. The only true way to e v a l a player is on game film, by a qualified viewer, which none of us truly are. With that said, I still find some of these statistical breakdowns interesting and somewhat useful at times.

I wish more of you would email him like I have and tell him how much he sucks as an "objective" media member. Good times!

Yeah, there's sure a lot of credibility to that profound statement

I agree, Edge is probably the best current comparison in the league, or MAYBE Duece Mcallister.

If they overlook this game in any way (as with the others ahead) they WILL lose.

I seem to remember a risky pick made in 1988 for a pretty decent runningback too

A blowout win on the road across the entire country against a team leading their division deep into a season should never, ever, ever be considered "mediocre". That's just plain ridiculous. While being quite a Jeckle and Hyde team, the Hawks have plenty of talent and always had played well at home. Having the #1 rusher in the league is nothing to underestimate either.

Well they're both smallish, run the same speed, catch everything hands first, and precise routes. I'd say say that's pretty darn similar. Marvin will go up and get a ball from time to time himself, but that depends more on the type of throw....

I see some Marvin Harrision in him, although he's a bit sturdier than Marvin. Hopefully the results will be similar too!

adequate, yes, but it sure was nice when Jennings came back in.

We'll do ICE. When you have kids you can certainly relate to any Parent's strife, and I've got two of my own....

Fair enough. Of Course if they lose, it will likely be to balanced NE. Now if the Colts win, your theory is correct and my foot goes into my mouth

As nice as it would be, we are not likely to Win out the rest of the way, or even go 9-7 this year. There's always that game or 2 that comes up and stings you.

Yeah, and Sam Adams, Nate, Jennings, Milloy, Kelsay, Takeo, Lee Evans, Mike Williams , Brian Moorman, McGee, Chris V, keeping Moulds over Wiley, Teague, Shelton, etc. werent bad moves either Edit: Sorry Pete, you beat me to it!

I beleive Pittsburgh and Phili have both subscribed to the balanced approach as well.

0-4 without that new guy at RB. 5-2 since that new guy took over the majority of carries.