SoulfishHawk
Well-known member
Yeah, ok
I tend to agree. Yes, the majority of Penny's problems were injury related. But even when healthy, he couldn't beat out a 7th round draft pick in Chris Carson, a much more versatile runner who was a better blocker and better in short yardage situations, until Carson's career was cut short by injury.Nothing personal, I always found him to be a good kid but it was one big "whatevs" from me about him. Lacked that killer instinct, that drive to be the best he could be (until AP showed up which gave him a boost), and of course availability was the primary issue.
I wish him well in life. Just wish he would have panned out for us.
Lets not fool ourselves, Penny was more talented than CarsonA few things that I remember of Penny:
- I was surprised by picking a RB, but I liked him after reading up a bit about him,
- I was surprised by how he showed up in OTA and TC chubby and out of shape.
- I was even more surprised when Carson outperformed him in preseason.
- I was saddened how he kept getting hurt.
- I was ecstatic when he finally started to produce with help from AP.
He had next to no injury history in college but had troubles staying healthy in the NFL. The amount of work it requires to be good enough to be in the NFL is ridiculous. The amount of work required to overcome an injury in the NFL, probably is sometimes unsurmountable. Constantly fighting through the pain can really make it no longer fun and enjoyable. I sure do appreciate the efforts these players put in to play this game.
Running backs are the most injury prone position on the field, and it's not even close. So in a sense, they are predictable, which is one of the reasons why I hate seeing us spend high draft picks on running backs.And Chubb was oft injured and not so much it seems. Can't predict the future unfortunately, right?
how cute a graph to prove a point from a graph you took from an Atlanta falcons website and gave no credit to. straw man some more please. I don't understand why when people don't agree with you, you double down to prove some point that in this thread, no one is really arguing.Running backs are the most injury prone position on the field, and it's not even close. So in a sense, they are predictable, which is one of the reasons why I hate seeing us spend high draft picks on running backs.
When you said, "Can't predict the future unfortunately, right?", it seemed to me like you were saying that Penny's injuries were not predictable, which was the point I was arguing. As a running back, they are predictable, at least when compared to other positions, which is one of the reasons why I don't like spending high draft picks on running backs.how cute a graph to prove a point from a graph you took from an Atlanta falcons website and gave no credit to. straw man some more please. I don't understand why when people don't agree with you, you double down to prove some point that in this thread, no one is really arguing.