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u/Abe_Froman92 14h ago
I have faith he will turn it around and secure the ball
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u/Midnight-strange1892 13h ago
There’s been an unusually high amount of punch outs this year. I see it almost every game I watch.
I’m not super worried about him, just needs to clean it up and press forward.
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u/Ineedamedic68 Malik Nabers 12h ago
James Cook just fumbled twice yesterday, losing one in a potentially game winning situation. He got away with it
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u/Prideofmexico 12h ago
Yeah I’m not ready to sound the alarm bells on him yet. He’s not a bell cow but he’s a good 1B
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u/Pyt-- 14h ago
like a littler angrier Ahmad Bradshaw
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u/Ok_Shame_5382 13h ago
I think he has 2 inches and 20 lbs on Bradshaw. Iirc Bradshaw played at 205?
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u/Waste_Protection_420 Reese Mode 13h ago
Cam is an absolute beast in so many ways.
His problem is he tries to hard and eventually puts himself in a compromised position where the defense can catch him tired and punch the ball out on him. He is the type of RB you gotta drag off the field bc he does not know when he needs a break.
Skat has it all except speed. He is also a great receiver.
And yes, putting him in 22 personnel with Tracy in the backfield and letting him block would probably be highly effective. Dude isn't elite at one thing, he is just very good at everything.
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u/NoticeSignificant785 8h ago
Let’s be honest, he hasn’t been good, even at the one thing he was supposed to be very good at. He is supposedly this punishing runner, but he averages just 2.78 yards after contact per attempt, 28th among NFL running backs. So he can put DBs on their back when blocking but doesn’t break tackles when running with the ball.
He is 43rd in the league in YPC.
And the fumbles…the FUMBLES!
He is not good and he needs to be benched.
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u/Waste_Protection_420 Reese Mode 6h ago
Benched and replaced by who??? You offer up a problem but fail to present a solution.
Check out the stats on everyone else. No one looks good right now.
Skat is leading our team in yards per carry. You bug out about the fumbles, but he only lost one. Same number as Harris and Tracy.
We played 3 games in a row in rainstorms. Before that we had the Rams in a game our team was shell-shocked from losing Dart.
That is 4 games in a row of shitty, ugly, play that dont really represent what we have for the rest of the season. Also Winston was still being worked into the offense, so teams played up to stop the run.
Notice how Skat found running lanes later in the Washington game after Winston became a threat for them to worry about?
He lost one fumble in 3 rain games. I'm not sweating it. He struggled to gain yards in those three games, (and the rams game), because the defense played up due to the bad weather and a struggling QB still building chemistry with his team.
The one normal game Skat had was vs Dallas, and Skat had a fine game. 4.5 yards per carry, and he looked great.
Am I going to base my opinion just on that game? No. That would be stupid... just like basing my opinion of him on 3 rain games and 1 disaster game for everyone.
We got the Saints, @Houston, bye week, @Philly, and Washington coming up. Weather looks good and Winston is finally up to speed. Let's see what happens before writing anyone off.
... You were probably one of those guys calling for us to trade for a QB after Winston's first pass during the Rams game. Sometimes the answer is to deal with what you got and make do. We are 3-1-1 so we made do pretty good so far... we also have bigger issues to fix other than RB.
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u/NoticeSignificant785 3h ago
We aren’t talking about 1 game coming in as a substitute to play the most complicated position in the game versus the pre-season favorites to win the Super Bowl. We are talking 5 games of bottom of the league production. Oh, and he only lost 1 of his fumbles, well damn son, that changes everything, he can come over fuck my sister.
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u/lasion2 14h ago
It’s funny, he looks slow with the ball in his hands but relatively explosive lining up blocks and in the passing game (which he should be used more in)
It’s probably residual from his injury, but he really needs to work on acceleration from the hand off.
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u/Ted_Striker1 13h ago
That's because our line can't open holes for him, and that's at least partially because we lost a QB that's a mobile threat so defenses just stack the line.
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u/rodrigo_i 13h ago
The opponents have been focusing on stopping the run and daring Jameis to throw the ball figuring he'll turn it over.
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u/LocalIndividual5945 In Harbaugh We Trust 13h ago
That low center of gravity and the power catch people off guard
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u/PaceFabulous3433 12h ago
I get the feeling like he doesn’t consider it a successful block unless the defender is lying on his back.
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u/peepeepoopoopeepee00 12h ago
i hope cam wakes up on christmas morning and finds a box from santa with an extra foot and 100 pounds in it. matter of fact, i’ll put that on my wish list for him too
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u/out-to-eat5656 6h ago
Real nice work Cam……now please work on protecting the Pigskin.. ( and I do love him 🏈)
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u/Wooden-Celery9524 14h ago
That’s the only thing he good at ???!!!!
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u/Waste_Protection_420 Reese Mode 13h ago
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u/Wooden-Celery9524 13h ago
When he get 100 yard rush game then we could take about he is the best RB on the team but damn !!!
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u/Waste_Protection_420 Reese Mode 12h ago
We could have a conversation iabout who is the best RB on the team, but thia is just a video of Skat pancaking people.
No one even mentioned 100 yard rush game or best RB on the team. That could be a decent conversation, but dunno how you thought this video had anything to go with your thoughts.
Also still dunno about your "is that all he is good at" comment. Aside from pancakes, he is a reliable receiver out of the backfield (he was in college as well).
Skat's best trait is hitting the line and falling forwards for those extra yards. Dude is a fighter.
His worst trait is he only has so much high octane energy. He gives 110% every play. This means he runs out of energy quick, and needs to get pulled for a rest during drives... without that rest he is more likely to be caught out of position and fumble.
Skat is just a piece to the RB puzzle. I don't really see one better than the other, but they conplement each other nicely... I could argue full tank Skat might be the best at powering forward, but we only get half a drives worth outta him. Dude needs a breather. I live bis effort though. That is A+.
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u/Plane-Wheel-775 14h ago
Just make him a fullback like the 49ers after pat ricard leaves