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Orleans Darkwa was the 8th best RB in NFL in 2017

BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 5:31 pm
of all runners who surpassed 700 yds on the ground with 4.4 YPC

He also had the 4th longest run from Scrimmage last year- 75 YDS

One can only guess what Darkwa's Stats would have been if Paul "1.2 YPC' Perkins had not started the 1st 4 Regular Season Games

Eli is going to sorely (literally) miss Darkwas pass protection

Elliott ran for 983 yds last year avg 22 carries per game

Darkwa ran for 751 yds on 11 carries per game

If Darkwa had 22 carries per games he would easily have topped 1500 yds rushing last year Elliott had 983

Makes you stop and wonder why we needed to spend the #2 pick in the draft on a RB?
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Wouldn't it be more efficient to just give him the carries  
Jimmy Googs : 5/21/2018 5:48 pm : link
where he runs for 75-yard touchdowns?

Why waste all those other carries on 1 and 2 yard runs...
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arcarsenal : 5/21/2018 5:49 pm : link
In comment 13970406 BluesCruise said:
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my nomination for off seasons best post


Well, since you haven't figured out that additional carries wouldn't necessarily yield identical results, there's really no reason to take this post seriously.

I'm sure you already knew that, though!

What was your old handle?
I'm just pointing out the immense brain freeze  
BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 5:50 pm : link
we had with the #2 pick in the draft

RB was not our need....It was DE

I think we are set with Webb and the new kid at QB

Trouble is they will never see the field

I can see Gettleman getting shaky knees at drafting a QB so high- they are notoriously hard to predict

But DE? Those picks are layups by comparison

So this thread was about all the Defensive Ends we could've drafted  
Jimmy Googs : 5/21/2018 5:52 pm : link
BBI is just so damn confusing these days...
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BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 5:52 pm : link
In comment 13970422 arcarsenal said:
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In comment 13970406 BluesCruise said:


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In comment 13970397 arcarsenal said:


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my nomination for off seasons best post



Well, since you haven't figured out that additional carries wouldn't necessarily yield identical results, there's really no reason to take this post seriously.

I'm sure you already knew that, though!

What was your old handle?


Who woke you up??....thanks for the insight. It just put me to sleep
We know  
UConn4523 : 5/21/2018 5:52 pm : link
and you already derailed atleast 1 thread with Darkwa stats, not sure why you expect anyone to actually discuss this with you now.
DG is a moron for not  
Joe in CT : 5/21/2018 5:53 pm : link
resigning Darkwa, are you for real? That has now become one of the deepest parts of the team, and if that kid Martin turns out to be any good we can easily go 4 deep.

What else?
RE: I'm just pointing out the immense brain freeze  
arcarsenal : 5/21/2018 5:53 pm : link
In comment 13970423 BluesCruise said:
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we had with the #2 pick in the draft

RB was not our need....It was DE

I think we are set with Webb and the new kid at QB

Trouble is they will never see the field

I can see Gettleman getting shaky knees at drafting a QB so high- they are notoriously hard to predict

But DE? Those picks are layups by comparison


You're right... Solomon Thomas really lit the league up for SF this past season.
RE: Giants should have re-signed Darkwa,  
BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 5:58 pm : link
In comment 13970419 Glover said:
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Not signed Stewart (still don't understand the need to sign him so early in free agency), And then drafted Barkley all the same.


i've nothing against Stewart other than hes old
RBs have a 5 year shelf life (Darkwa's only really played one full season as a starter) Stewart is past his sell by date

Before you guys do the Barkley backflip remember the buzz around Perkins (McAdoo fell hard for it) Perkins might be done (failed his physical). Ya Darkwa gets banged up because he hits hard but he always bounces back

I am almost certain Lil Bill will pick up Darkwa- hes a sharp cookie that Lil Bill
Darkwa is better than Alvin Kamara  
UConn4523 : 5/21/2018 5:59 pm : link
and most certainly better than Dalvin Cook.
Maybe Darkwa is seriously injured  
BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 6:04 pm : link
he was having back problems

I've had those, they are killers

Perhaps we dont know what we dont know

On the surface, not re-signing Darkwa is pitiful
Gettleman must have a man crush on Stewart
I agree,  
TC : 5/21/2018 6:07 pm : link
we need to cut Barkley and resign Cajun Thunder!
Darkwa  
Beer Man : 5/21/2018 6:15 pm : link
Could have easily gone 100 ypg. while carrying a keg over one shoulder
RE: Darkwa  
BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 6:27 pm : link
In comment 13970447 Beer Man said:
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Could have easily gone 100 ypg. while carrying a keg over one shoulder


Bravo!!! Beer Man

Who invented Beer BTW? The Egyptians
They mixed Barkley and Hops and let it Stew........art
There has to be more to this story  
BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 6:29 pm : link
There must be something about Darkwa we do not know

On the surface it appears Gettleman needs to get his head examined
I'm betting Barkley Avgs 3.5 YPC or less  
BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 6:32 pm : link
Other teams are going to target him

He better keep 2 hands on the ball
Of course he was  
ZogZerg : 5/21/2018 6:35 pm : link
And Flowers was a top LT last year.
RE: Wouldn't it be more efficient to just give him the carries  
BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 6:35 pm : link
In comment 13970421 Jimmy Googs said:
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where he runs for 75-yard touchdowns?

Why waste all those other carries on 1 and 2 yard runs...


Did he have any 1-2 yd runs....if he did they were rare
RE: RE: Wouldn't it be more efficient to just give him the carries  
Eli Wilson : 5/21/2018 6:50 pm : link
In comment 13970470 BluesCruise said:
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In comment 13970421 Jimmy Googs said:


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where he runs for 75-yard touchdowns?

Why waste all those other carries on 1 and 2 yard runs...



Did he have any 1-2 yd runs....if he did they were rare


I'm guessing in that stretch of games from week 10-15, where he rushed 70-182 (2.6YPC) there were quite a few 1-2 yard runs. Maybe not, maybe a bunch were 0 or for negative yardage.

Unbelievable.
Darkwa is headed to Canton  
Marty866b : 5/21/2018 6:56 pm : link
Everyone knows that. The OP is right. When you have a game breaking running back like Darkwa why would you draft a stiff like Barkley? Gettleman is too old for the job if he couldn't see this.
RE: Darkwa is headed to Canton  
BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 7:01 pm : link
In comment 13970491 Marty866b said:
[quote] Everyone knows that. The OP is right. When you have a game breaking running back like Darkwa why would you draft a stiff like Barkley? Gettleman is too old for the job if he couldn't see this. [/quote

You might want to bookmark this post....RBs can have a tough transition to the NFL
How is this troll not banned?  
Jay on the Island : 5/21/2018 7:02 pm : link
What a joke.
This has to be the John Jerry troll  
Jay on the Island : 5/21/2018 7:03 pm : link
It is exactly his MO.
RE: This has to be the John Jerry troll  
arcarsenal : 5/21/2018 7:04 pm : link
In comment 13970499 Jay on the Island said:
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It is exactly his MO.


Yup. Probably the same sad fella.
RE: RE: This has to be the John Jerry troll  
Jay on the Island : 5/21/2018 7:08 pm : link
In comment 13970501 arcarsenal said:
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In comment 13970499 Jay on the Island said:


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It is exactly his MO.



Yup. Probably the same sad fella.

It has to be. Pick a completely random player, write ridiculous comments with no basis to back them up, etc.
RE: RE: Darkwa is headed to Canton  
BluesCruise : 5/21/2018 7:10 pm : link
In comment 13970496 BluesCruise said:
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In comment 13970491 Marty866b said:
[quote] Everyone knows that. The OP is right. When you have a game breaking running back like Darkwa why would you draft a stiff like Barkley? Gettleman is too old for the job if he couldn't see this. [/quote

You might want to bookmark this post....RBs can have a tough transition to the NFL



why not have both?
...  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 5/21/2018 7:11 pm : link
Pretty clear that this guy is trolling at this point.
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dep026 : 5/21/2018 7:14 pm : link
In comment 13970507 Eric from BBI said:
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Pretty clear that this guy is trolling at this point.


Understatement of century.

Release the ban hammer Eric!!!
Sometimes I'm reminded of what Bill James said  
81_Great_Dane : 5/21/2018 7:19 pm : link
about the introduction of new metrics in baseball:

Paraphrasing: A new stat that is never surprising isn't worth much. A new stat that is always surprising is probably wrong.

A stat that says Orleans Darkwa is a top 10 back in the NFL is probably wrong.
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arcarsenal : 5/21/2018 7:20 pm : link
In comment 13970510 dep026 said:
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In comment 13970507 Eric from BBI said:


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Pretty clear that this guy is trolling at this point.



Understatement of century.

Release the ban hammer Eric!!!


The hammer has dropped.

Later, gator!
Almost no doubt he was...  
Vinny from Danbury : 5/21/2018 7:35 pm : link
iamtheboss, previously. he joined shortly after that troll was banned the day after the draft, and had the exact same trollish behavior and talking points. He'll probably be joining again shortly under a new handle, and will be easy to pick out again.
Is this like the guy ...  
FStubbs : 5/21/2018 7:48 pm : link
... who used to post repeatedly about how John Jerry had amazing metrics?
RE: Is this like the guy ...  
Jay on the Island : 5/21/2018 7:50 pm : link
In comment 13970563 FStubbs said:
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... who used to post repeatedly about how John Jerry had amazing metrics?

I would be shocked if it wasn't him. He argued that John Jerry is a great guard.
That  
Mike Graves : 5/21/2018 8:08 pm : link
75 yard run was such a fluke the Skins wanted no part of tackling or playing football that day
BluesCruise, serious question, sorta.  
manh george : 5/21/2018 8:25 pm : link
So, if opponents jam the box so hard that Barkley averages less than 3.5 ypc, how do you think OBJ, Shepard and Engram make out? Do any of them get single covered, does Eli get extra time, or do opponents get to use 12 defenders?

It has to be one of the three. Maybe two.
And, oh yeah.  
manh george : 5/21/2018 8:26 pm : link
If you are going to make the case that cutting Darkwa was an awful idea, then you need to explain why he hasn't been picked up yet.
Just some clarification here...  
bw in dc : 5/21/2018 8:35 pm : link
Jonathan Stewart is a great, great pass blocker. One of the best in the league - by far. So whatever Darka brought to the table in that category, Stewart replaces that...and then some.
Troll  
MarkT : 5/21/2018 9:30 pm : link
Bates with an interesting comment then creates BS.
and the zoo feeding continues  
Boatie Warrant : 5/21/2018 9:56 pm : link
sad
RE: Darkwa is headed to Canton  
Bramton1 : 5/21/2018 11:06 pm : link
In comment 13970491 Marty866b said:
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Everyone knows that. The OP is right. When you have a game breaking running back like Darkwa why would you draft a stiff like Barkley? Gettleman is too old for the job if he couldn't see this.


Not if I get there first. I'm 40, overweight, and out of shape. But I can get some damn good blocking for one play and pick up 5 yards, I can retire there and wait for BluesCruise to fit me for my gold jacket.
I would never have known...  
manh george : 5/22/2018 12:17 am : link
that Dawkwa is Cantonese.
RE: RE: Haha  
Gatorade Dunk : 5/22/2018 5:22 am : link
In comment 13970398 BluesCruise said:
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didn’t get banned yet, huh?



Why would I get banned for pointing out we had the 8th best RB in the league last year??? A bright spot ina very very very down season

Its been a while since we had a RB who could move the chains

he also scored 5 rushing TDs in limited duty

I will give you the Darkwa 2017 vs Barkley 2018 comparison at regular seasons end

This should be interesting

You should get banned because you were already banned. A new handle isn't a free pass.
RE: RE: I'm just pointing out the immense brain freeze  
eric2425ny : 5/22/2018 8:15 am : link
In comment 13970429 arcarsenal said:
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In comment 13970423 BluesCruise said:


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we had with the #2 pick in the draft

RB was not our need....It was DE

I think we are set with Webb and the new kid at QB

Trouble is they will never see the field

I can see Gettleman getting shaky knees at drafting a QB so high- they are notoriously hard to predict

But DE? Those picks are layups by comparison




You're right... Solomon Thomas really lit the league up for SF this past season.


And Cedric Jones was amazing back in the day as well lol. Or how about the other Erik Flowers drafted by the Bills years ago who was dubbed the next Bruce Smith. Another total bust. There are just as many busts at DE as any other position.
Wait..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 5/22/2018 8:18 am : link
Darkwa must suck!

Yesterday you said he averaged 6.3YPC last year. It dropped to 4.4YPC overnight!

By tomorrow, I don't even know what it will be down to!!
and to think we drafted an RB with this stud already here!!  
Victor in CT : 5/22/2018 8:56 am : link
UGH. Make it stop.
I like Darkwa  
Harvest Blend : 5/22/2018 9:56 am : link
and wish the Giants would have re-signed him.
Saying Darkwa was the 8th best running back last year  
est1986 : 5/22/2018 10:00 am : link
Is really dumb and laughable... he was decent playing defenses that “dared us to run the ball”.

He was so good that he must be holding out for top RB money to sign with a team ;-)
I would have probably kept Darkwa over signing Stewart  
Jimmy Googs : 5/22/2018 10:08 am : link
or at least used that as the bargaining chip to keep Stewart's cost down. But some back-scratching was obviously done there for a friend and the dire need for a veteran player on Offense to show some leadership skills...
why is  
ArcadeSlumlord : 5/22/2018 10:21 am : link
he unemployed? dumb threads all over bbi today.
holy hell  
giantfan2000 : 5/22/2018 10:45 am : link
simple reason why Darkwa hasn't been signed by any team

Darkwa just had surgery to remove plate in his leg

He is recovering for surgery therefore is missing OTA .
He can't audition for any teams now

he will definitely be signed to some NFL team by the start pre season

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