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Re: Yes DZ but Success Rate doesn't tell this entire story

July 20, 2021 08:07PM
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What it misses is that Akers took half the season to settle in. Early in the season he missed a lot of holes and opportunities. Some in the redzone. There was one that was pretty funny, it was him following the designed hole when there was a hole he would have easily scored on a cut up the middle. Later in the season he wouldn't have missed that, he was a different guy down the stretch.

My expectations this season for Akers were for high end production. It's a huge loss IMO. Just huge.

Hendy gets dinged up and can't go way too often. Akers goes when he's dinged up. McVay said they were going to start Jones in fact in the playoffs but Akers played through the injury he was struggling with. So I do like Hendy. But he's not gonna be a bell cow and if they rely on him I believe he'll let them down.

Sure, I can buy that it took Akers a while to settle in and that he was primed to have a special season this year but my point is more about Hendo than Akers. Those metrics that you touted as being significant last year state that Henderson can be a special back himself.

The issue with him is durability no question but when he's playing, he's helping drive the offense.

But Henderson is NOT a special back in the same way Akers is. That's regardless of the numbers--you have to look at their play.

Akers just has skills Henderson does not. That doesn't make Henderson chump change, but he is not the back Akers is.

With Henderson you can gain yards running. With Akers you can dominate the game running.

I'm not saying he's special; I'm saying he's being underrated here. That's my opinion. When he plays he's effective, regardless of whatever skills one thinks he does or doesn't have.

This discussion kind of reminds me about Hav. He lacks certain athletic traits and always has but Snead noted when he came out of college that some kind of way despite lacking athleticism and not always looking good while doing the job, he somehow finds a way to get the job done. He's effective. Which is where numbers come in IMO. Henderson may lack Akers' skillset but the numbers and eyeball test tell us that he's effective. And so far he has been every bit as effective as Akers. The main difference to this point is that he can't carry the rock 20 plus times per game.

And I need to see more from Akers before I feel comfortable saying he can dominate the game running. He only had two dominate games last year.
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  Size

SoCalRAMatic1039July 20, 2021 09:51AM

  No diss on size he's big enough

alyoshamucci328July 20, 2021 09:55AM

  All the more reason to bring in a guy like Peterson...

roman18297July 20, 2021 10:20AM

  Re: Size

3030421July 20, 2021 10:01AM

  Re: Size

HornsUpRamily!266July 20, 2021 10:04AM

  He has shown he can't do the job

merlin313July 20, 2021 10:10AM

  Re: He has shown he can't do the job

dzrams248July 20, 2021 10:27AM

  Re: He has shown he can't do the job Attachments

AlbaNY_Ram235July 20, 2021 10:40AM

  Re: He has shown he can't do the job

dzrams426July 20, 2021 10:49AM

  I base what I say here

merlin247July 20, 2021 12:26PM

  Re: I base what I say here

dzrams204July 20, 2021 01:11PM

  Re: I base what I say here

SoCalRAMatic219July 20, 2021 01:25PM

  Re: I base what I say here

zn253July 20, 2021 08:03PM

  Agree: Akers is superb at making something out of nothing

BC Ramsfan218July 20, 2021 08:26PM

  Yes DZ but Success Rate doesn't tell this entire story

merlin347July 20, 2021 07:12PM

  Re: Yes DZ but Success Rate doesn't tell this entire story

dzrams192July 20, 2021 07:36PM

  Re: Yes DZ but Success Rate doesn't tell this entire story

zn271July 20, 2021 07:57PM

  Re: Yes DZ but Success Rate doesn't tell this entire story

dzrams192July 20, 2021 08:07PM

  Re: Yes DZ but Success Rate doesn't tell this entire story

zn226July 20, 2021 09:17PM

  Re: Yes DZ but Success Rate doesn't tell this entire story

dzrams196July 20, 2021 10:10PM

  no this is objective

zn369July 20, 2021 10:21PM

  Re: no this is objective

dzrams208July 21, 2021 11:23AM

  Re: no this is objective

zn269July 21, 2021 11:45AM

  Re: no this is objective

AlbaNY_Ram169July 21, 2021 11:51AM

  Re: no this is objective

zn214July 21, 2021 12:13PM

  Subjective vs. Objective

moklerman211July 21, 2021 12:58PM

  Re: Subjective vs. Objective

dzrams185July 21, 2021 01:20PM

  Re: Subjective vs. Objective

zn227July 21, 2021 01:39PM

  Re: Subjective vs. Objective

moklerman192July 21, 2021 01:58PM

  Re: Subjective vs. Objective

dzrams239July 21, 2021 02:02PM

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zn255July 21, 2021 03:36PM

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moklerman176July 21, 2021 04:19PM

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moklerman219July 21, 2021 01:42PM

  Re: Subjective vs. Objective

dzrams235July 21, 2021 01:51PM

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moklerman215July 21, 2021 02:02PM

  agree

zn172July 21, 2021 03:18PM

  Re: no this is objective

AlbaNY_Ram164July 21, 2021 04:41PM

  Re: no this is objective

zn204July 21, 2021 08:25PM

  Re: no this is objective

dzrams249July 21, 2021 11:55AM

  Re: no this is objective

zn226July 21, 2021 10:00PM

  Re: Well this is a turn...!

dzrams235July 21, 2021 10:41PM

  c'mon

zn321July 21, 2021 11:52PM

  Re: Yes DZ but Success Rate doesn't tell this entire story

merlin228July 21, 2021 11:01AM

  Re: Yes DZ but Success Rate doesn't tell this entire story

dzrams190July 21, 2021 11:26AM

  I completely agree

zn241July 20, 2021 06:20PM

  Re: I completely agree

merlin195July 20, 2021 07:15PM

  Re: I completely agree

oldschoolramfan236July 21, 2021 08:16AM

  Re: I completely agree

Rams43202July 21, 2021 09:07AM

  Re: I completely agree

zn196July 21, 2021 11:42AM

  Now that's more like it....

RAMbler444July 20, 2021 10:54AM

  Henderson has 1 issue

socalmab286July 20, 2021 12:32PM

  Re: Henderson has 1 issue

zn162July 20, 2021 06:50PM

  Re: Henderson has 1 issue

socalmab254July 20, 2021 07:03PM

  Re: Now that's more like it....

zn193July 20, 2021 06:47PM

  Re: He has shown he can't do the job

moklerman388July 21, 2021 12:37PM

  Re: Size

Classicalwit400July 20, 2021 10:59AM

  you're been wrong about that before & you are wrong about that now

zn309July 21, 2021 12:25PM

  SIZE SCHMIZE!! Can they play football??

Ramgator190July 21, 2021 03:56AM

  vid: good analysis of Akers

zn187July 21, 2021 06:00PM