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Joe Mixon tries to stay on top
9 Jun
, 2025
He was great last year, of course...
Late-round rookie running backs
8 Jun
, 2025
But at the same time, it’s rare to see late-round running backs do much of anything in their first year.
In the last 10 years, there’s been one running back selected in the last round who’s done m...
Running into the old 'sophomore slump'
7 Jun
, 2025
That seems unlikely, given that they’ve had a chance to be around for a year. In theory, they should have a better command of their team’s offense and the league in general...
Henry looks to keep on rolling
6 Jun
, 2025
Henry, of course, doesn’t seem to be made out of the same material as other running backs...
Commanders banking on Gay bouncing back
5 Jun
, 2025
Gay, as a refresher, has been erratic enough that two different teams have released him. The Bucs drafted him but cut him loose after a season...
Good backs on bad teams
3 Jun
, 2025
It’s not something I’m too worried about. It was the 2024 Raiders, after all, who ranked last in rushing – not this year’s team...
McBride piles up catches but not touchdowns
2 Jun
, 2025
The catches look secure...
Moody's misses left 49ers feeling blue
31 May
, 2025
Joseph is nothing special; he’s an 82 percent kicker. He hit 80 percent last year while filling in for three different teams...
Tony Pollard's declining explosiveness
30 May
, 2025
Pollard was their main guy last year, and he was fine, averaging 67 rushing and 15 receiving yards, albeit with only 5 TDs in 16 games. He’s run for over 1,000 yards three years in a row...
Can running be enough for Richardson, Fields?
29 May
, 2025
Typical fantasy leagues, of course, are tilted in favor of running quarterbacks, with a 20-yard run worth as much as a 40-yard pass. And 2 TD runs typically are worth the same as 3 TD passes...
Rookie tight ends on the rise
26 May
, 2025
Loveland (pictured) will be in an offense orchestrated by one of the coaches who helped LaPorta thrive, Ben Johnson.
With Warren, he caught a zillion balls at Penn State...
Iron men on the decline
25 May
, 2025
Consider, for example, the 1999 season. Of the 31 wide receivers who led their team in receiving that year, they missed only 7 games combined...
Addison's late-season streak
25 May
, 2025
But looking more closely at what Addison was doing late in the season, I think I'm going to hang onto him...
Cam Ward takes the reins in Tennessee
24 May
, 2025
With both of those quarterbacks, they averaged top-10 per-game numbers in their first season...
Short-yardage rushing totals
23 May
, 2025
I’ve got the short-yardage rushing numbers in front of me...

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