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IF Todd Gurley can carry 15 times a game and average 4 yards/carry = 60 yards a game x 16 games = 960 total rushing yards

Add to that 3 receptions/game and average 10 yards/catch = 30 yards a game x 16 games = 480 total receiving yards

Then totaling 1440 yards in a season working on a 'part time' load compared to what he's been doing, then add to that an average of 14 TD's a season, then yeah, I would be happy with that kind of production and I think that's his 'floor' as we all know of his ceiling.

The biggest factor is our OL run blocking and protection of MR2. 

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19 minutes ago, falconfansince66 said:

IF Todd Gurley can carry 15 times a game and average 4 yards/carry = 60 yards a game x 16 games = 960 total rushing yards

Add to that 3 receptions/game and average 10 yards/catch = 30 yards a game x 16 games = 480 total receiving yards

Then totaling 1440 yards in a season working on a 'part time' load compared to what he's been doing, then add to that an average of 14 TD's a season, then yeah, I would be happy with that kind of production and I think that's his 'floor' as we all know of his ceiling.

The biggest factor is our OL run blocking and protection of MR2. 

The OL will be the key to our offensive. We have the weapons and a HOF QB to be top five in the league. Man if the defense steps up which I think will....look out NFL.

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3 minutes ago, R_The_Great said:

Not seeing 2.0 YPC Freeman anymore will be nice to see. 

If I were a betting man I’d bet Free YPC goes up this year....I’m glad we got Gurley but Free was flashing a little in the last half of the season. I think he has a few good yrs left as long as he doesn’t bump his head too hard. The problem with Free was we overpaid him. It won’t surprise me one bit to see him have a good yr if he has a decent OL. ...just hope it’s not in Tampa

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7 minutes ago, Atl Falcon said:

If I were a betting man I’d bet Free YPC goes up this year....I’m glad we got Gurley but Free was flashing a little in the last half of the season. I think he has a few good yrs left as long as he doesn’t bump his head too hard. The problem with Free was we overpaid him. It won’t surprise me one bit to see him have a good yr if he has a decent OL. ...just hope it’s not in Tampa

I am sure he can get 2.5 ypc this year.  His problem is he can't block a middle school linebacker

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2 hours ago, falconfansince66 said:

IF Todd Gurley can carry 15 times a game and average 4 yards/carry = 60 yards a game x 16 games = 960 total rushing yards

Add to that 3 receptions/game and average 10 yards/catch = 30 yards a game x 16 games = 480 total receiving yards

Then totaling 1440 yards in a season working on a 'part time' load compared to what he's been doing, then add to that an average of 14 TD's a season, then yeah, I would be happy with that kind of production and I think that's his 'floor' as we all know of his ceiling.

The biggest factor is our OL run blocking and protection of MR2. 

Agree. Barring injuries, there's no doubt the run blocking and pass protection are going to be light years better than last season. That will transform this offense into pure dynamite.

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15 hours ago, Atl Falcon said:

If I were a betting man I’d bet Free YPC goes up this year....I’m glad we got Gurley but Free was flashing a little in the last half of the season. I think he has a few good yrs left as long as he doesn’t bump his head too hard. The problem with Free was we overpaid him. It won’t surprise me one bit to see him have a good yr if he has a decent OL. ...just hope it’s not in Tampa

I don't see it. 

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2 minutes ago, Boise Falcon Fan said:

I find it concerning that DK was measured in his assessment of TG's ability to stay healthy. I am certain that he is aware of TG's medicals, workouts, etc., and the way he seems concerned makes me nervous.

There was always going to be concern and risk involved in signing Gurley, if there wouldn't have been he would've been able to get much more than a 1 year 6 mill offer this offseason

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3 minutes ago, Boise Falcon Fan said:

I find it concerning that DK was measured in his assessment of TG's ability to stay healthy. I am certain that he is aware of TG's medicals, workouts, etc., and the way he seems concerned makes me nervous.

Lol he's a running back. Him and linemen collide more than anyone. I can see why he said what he said.

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4 minutes ago, red falcon said:

Lol he's a running back. Him and linemen collide more than anyone. I can see why he said what he said.

It's not what he said, it's how he said it. Didn't seem as optimistic as someone should seem when they just got a talent like TG. 

Everyone knew it was a risk, but I personally think DK doesn't believe that TG can stay healthy. Obviously I may be reading into something that isn't there, but I don't think so.  

I am excited to have TG on board, and I 100% believe it was a great move. I just am not sure that DK feels the same.

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Any running back will look good with a great line blocking for him.

Any running can look bad with a poor line blocking for him

I dont care if its Freeman, Gurley, Turner, Dunn, whoever.

All a great running back does better is get you a couple of cheap yards when the blocking is busted, or makes defenders miss at the third level.

But inside the box, if there are no holes, then its a wrap. 
 

Freeman can still make guys miss, Gurley can still get you cheap yards. 

We have to hope that our O Line performs better and can make some holes for Gurley to run through. They do that and he will produce.

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 Am I the only one who when he speaks it goes in one ear and out the other for?

If Koetter could just stop with over calling the 5 steps drops/ 3 vertical fly patterns the offense should be fine. He gets Matt killed, I swear the guy is a rubber band. I wish he would throw him under the bus with the play calling,  he's earned the right to demand the OC to get it right.

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4 hours ago, Boise Falcon Fan said:

It's not what he said, it's how he said it. Didn't seem as optimistic as someone should seem when they just got a talent like TG. 

Everyone knew it was a risk, but I personally think DK doesn't believe that TG can stay healthy. Obviously I may be reading into something that isn't there, but I don't think so.  

I am excited to have TG on board, and I 100% believe it was a great move. I just am not sure that DK feels the same.

I’m excited to have TG on board as well but DK definitely didn’t convince anybody TG would be the old TG. We could have another Freeman on our hands - just not 100% due to a bum knee. I think Freeman is healthy but that doesn’t mean he’ll stay healthy. Free’s running style will always put concussions and injuries at high risk. But the dude was good when healthy and had an good OL. 

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42 minutes ago, falconfansince66 said:

So when people refer to Todd Gurley as "TG", does that make him the "Tony Gonzalez" of RB's?  :ninja:

 No.....coming out of college I thought Gurley would be a HOF  if he stayEd healthy so he’s got to flash back a few years and stay healthy to mentioned in the same sentence with the real TG 88. 

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On 6/9/2020 at 9:11 PM, Atl Falcon said:

If I were a betting man I’d bet Free YPC goes up this year....I’m glad we got Gurley but Free was flashing a little in the last half of the season. I think he has a few good yrs left as long as he doesn’t bump his head too hard. The problem with Free was we overpaid him. It won’t surprise me one bit to see him have a good yr if he has a decent OL. ...just hope it’s not in Tampa

He’s still yet to find a team

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18 hours ago, LightningDawg58 said:

Any running back will look good with a great line blocking for him.

Any running can look bad with a poor line blocking for him

I dont care if its Freeman, Gurley, Turner, Dunn, whoever.

All a great running back does better is get you a couple of cheap yards when the blocking is busted, or makes defenders miss at the third level.

But inside the box, if there are no holes, then its a wrap. 
 

Freeman can still make guys miss, Gurley can still get you cheap yards. 

We have to hope that our O Line performs better and can make some holes for Gurley to run through. They do that and he will produce.

There’s some truth in this take.
 

Our OL last year was as bad as any I’ve seen here since the bad ole days of Holmes, Trueblood, Konz et al. 

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12 hours ago, Knight of God said:

He’s still yet to find a team

I’m not a big Freeman fan but I guarantee he finds a team sooner or later. His asking price and multiple concussions is the problem. But as I have already said I think he’ll have a decent year or better than last yr if he has a good OL. I don’t care one way or the other and certainly don’t wish him bad luck unless playing against the Falcons but after going back and rewatching last yrs games he did show some old flashes later in the season. I’d hate for him to end up in TB and have another’16 yr. and that’s basically what we’re hoping for with Gurley. No one really knows what’s going to happen

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I think our biggest issue last year was our o-line. Reason why the cowboys always have a run game is there o-line is solid. Freeman can still be a 1k back in this league. Just like Todd Gurley can still be a top running back in this league. If our O-line can step up to atleast average Gurley will have 1k+ yard on the ground and double digit touch downs. I also think ito smith finds a nice roll spelling Gurley.

kind of how we used Freeman and Coleman. 

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