Y'all can miss me with the talk of Austin Ekeler being the RB1 over Brian Robinson this season. There is no way that I am betting on a 29-year-old running back that saw a significant decrease in his efficiency stats last season when that was the best part of his game over a younger running back that has the DRBR scores of Brian Robinson.
Austin Ekeler may have beat him in overall score by one point, but it's the dynamic categories that absolutely lure me back to Brian Robinson and lock him in as the better draft pick this year. And here's the best part about it—let me tell y'all a little secret, come in here—it's actually really good that Austin Ekeler is there because it's giving us a discount on draft day for Brian Robinson.
In fact, the numbers that we see in the DRBR right now show us that Brian Robinson has really good RB2 potential. He's going to have a little RB1 upside from time to time, but I like his RB2 potential way more, and right now you can draft him as an RB3. So, you know what, for the sake of argument, let's say Brian Robinson and Austin Ekeler are a true 50/50 split. Well, if that ends up happening, Brian Robinson still sees a decent amount of floor because his efficiency has been so, so good, and I'm willing to buy into that over Austin Ekeler, who may have to rely on his passing game work a little bit more.
And if those efficiency numbers are no better than what Brian Robinson's are, his floor ends up being a lot lower. Yards after contact? Yeah, didn't beat Austin Ekeler by that much. Tackles avoided per attempt? Absolutely blew Austin Ekeler out of the water. And the one area that Austin Ekeler is supposed to be better at—receiving, receiving yards after the catch—Brian Robinson also did quite a number there as well.
So, yeah, just based on these numbers alone, I'm banking on Brian Robinson this year. I'll take the younger, more dynamic running back of the two.
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