Some fun here. Edwards-Helaire rushed for 1,415 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior .. all-purpose yards -- receiving (55 receptions, 453 yards) and kick returner (KEY) 10 returns, 214 yards pic.twitter.com/3Duq1jjy6J
Holy offense Bat Man. I love Clyde Edwards-Helaire. He is best Rb in the draft. Watkins and Hill deep. Kelce in the middle. And Edwards-Helaire underneath. Good Luck defenses.
Brett Veach told Andy Reid to watch some Clyde Edwards-Helaire film and told Reid you’ll see Brian Westbrook. Reid watched. Then got back to Veach and said he’s better than Westbrook.
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
He was no different. The holes have been there all year. He still can't break a run over 20 yards. The holes were ****ing MASSIVE today.
This is why I still want Veach to get someone like Mack who can take it to the house. Mckinon isn't getting touches and Clyde and Darrel aren't busting big runs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JakeF:
I understand your point, i do, CEH had a solid game today. He had a good cut back run for a 1st down. He broke 2 tackles and got 8 yards for a 1st down. There wasn't much bad about CEH today, he looked solid.
My issue is that our Oline was opening some serious holes today and CEH was still just solid. If today was CEH's best then that isn't good enough imo. Just about every decent NFL RB can do what CEH did today.
I don't hate CEH, i just want more. I expect my starting RB to make people miss and for Defenses to worry about him. No defense is afraid of CEH right now.
Maybe this is the start of some real improvement by CEH. Maybe he will gain confidence and finally explode on the scene. I hope he does, really do.
This is who he is, though. Even at his best, this is what CEH will do.
He's not a homerun hitter. He's not going to be a guy that bounces one out, out-runs and angle and then goes for 60.
He's a guy who's going to churn yards. He's going to be a guy who takes what's blocked and finishes the run hard. He's more Marcus Allen than Bo Jackson.
So if you're expecting something more than we saw today - you're going to be waiting awhile. It's just not the kind of runner he is. Either grade him on a scale that's fair for his skill-set, or bow out.
Expecting him to go out there looking like Barry Sanders when the line has a good day is a fools errand. This is what the Chiefs hoped to get out of him when they drafted him. If he does this with regularity, there's no reason not to be happy with the pick. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JakeF:
CEH was drafted in the 1st round too, he needs to be much better than he is now.
Originally Posted by Red Dawg:
I.am as well
I want a real rb like JC in the 3rd round that was a home run hitter
Not an1st rounder that is not better than his back up.
When these two dumbasses post, this is how you know he is fine. [Reply]
CEH played a huge role in this victory today. He had a great game. When he was rolling Patrick had no problem finding wide open guys and shredded PHI. Clyde's biggest obstacle is when Andy empties the backfield and he has no chance of getting the ball. The spread offense isn't dead but it's half as effective as it use to be. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
I wouldn't say that either, he's not as fast and explosive as Priest
By the time Priest got to KC he was a 5th year player who had only 1 thousand yard season under his belt, via BAL. Clyde is 22 years old and just beginning his second season behind a rebuilt offensive line. With that said Priest may have been more explosive. He could leap over DL like few could. I haven't seen that in Clyde, not like Priest did it.
One last thing: at the age of 22 Priest was still in college. He didn't enter the NFL until the age of 24. That's how much experience Priest had over Clyde. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
Holmes was neither fast nor explosive. He was smart, he was patient, and he played behind the best offensive line ever, basically.
Charles WAS fast and explosive, and one of the best I ever saw at making something out of nothing.
Are you kidding me? Priest could accelerate with the best he actually could pull away from defenders [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
Are you kidding me? Priest could accelerate with the best he actually could pull away from defenders
Your memory is not accurate.
He was neither big, nor fast. He was smart, he was patient. He was just a guy until he played behind Roaf, Waters, Wiegmann, Shields, and Tait.
He had 3 monster years, but nobody could stop a sweep left behind Roaf. Nobody.
But no, he was not fast, was not pulling away from anyone, and was not a 'home run hitter' in the way that say, Jamaal Charles was. Charles could hit another gear and just run away from people. Holmes followed the best line in football. He was more Emmitt Smith than he was Barry Sanders.