Rivera now saying it would be "ideal" for McCaffrey to have 25-30 touches per game

[Pup McBarky]

1 minute ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

Maybe we won't pull a Shula and wait until 10 on the playclock to call plays this year. With Norv, I think the tempo increases this season which will allow for more opportunities for touches.

Assuming we can have 65 plays/game on offense (that aren't punts/field goals), I think 25 touches (~17 runs, ~8 receptions) for CMC and 15 touches (~12 runs, ~3 receptions) for CJ is doable. That would still leave Cam with about 35 pass attempts + runs.

Check yer math, there, scholar.

[Rubi]

7 hours ago, Ace_Aladdin said:

Stop forcing CMC into something he is not.  The offense will be  just as good with him playing WR 70% of the time.

100% right here. 

[PleaseCutStewart]

3 hours ago, Pup McBarky said:

Check yer math, there, scholar.

Recheck your math wise-ass. CMC runs + CJ runs + Cam plays = ~17 + ~12 + ~35 = ~64. RB receptions count towards Cam's plays, unless you think Gilbert is going to QB the team during pass plays to the RB.

Hopefully that math didn't make your brain explode. I know it was a lot...............

[Pup McBarky]

6 hours ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

Recheck your math wise-ass. CMC runs + CJ runs + Cam plays = ~17 + ~12 + ~35 = ~64. RB receptions count towards Cam's plays, unless you think Gilbert is going to QB the team during pass plays to the RB.

Hopefully that math didn't make your brain explode. I know it was a lot...............

You think We're gonna target our receivers/TE on less than 24 passes? If you figure in 5 runs/game for Cam, that's 19 targets to everyone else besides CMC or CJ. Even if we give Cam the benefit of the doubt and say he hits on 60% of those, that's 11 completions to receivers/TE + 11 to our 2 backs (which of course assumes Cam averages 0 incompletions to CMC/CJ)  = Cam suddenly averaging 73% completions. That's some damn good work by Norv's boy. And none of this accounts for any other running plays designed for any other backs/receivers. Yeah, I think my math is just fine, but yours needs work.

[Ace_Aladdin]

How many RBs does Philly & Patriots utilizes? 

On 7/26/2018 at 1:08 AM, LinvilleGorge said:

Good. When you draft a RB in the top 10 he's supposed to be a workhorse. I really want to see CMC given every opportunity to be a feature back this season.

 

[PleaseCutStewart]

11 hours ago, Pup McBarky said:

You think We're gonna target our receivers/TE on less than 24 passes? If you figure in 5 runs/game for Cam, that's 19 targets to everyone else besides CMC or CJ. Even if we give Cam the benefit of the doubt and say he hits on 60% of those, that's 11 completions to receivers/TE + 11 to our 2 backs (which of course assumes Cam averages 0 incompletions to CMC/CJ)  = Cam suddenly averaging 73% completions. That's some damn good work by Norv's boy. And none of this accounts for any other running plays designed for any other backs/receivers. Yeah, I think my math is just fine, but yours needs work.

Seeing as how Kelvin Benjamin was our 3rd leading targeted receiver last year (who played like 1/3 of the season with us), don't think it is that impossible. McCaffery was also tied for the leading target guy, despite the fact that Stewart was probably on the field more than him the 1st half of the season. Those were also estimates on the receptions/runs, some games they will have more carries (i.e., when we are ahead) and some they will have more receptions (i.e., when we are down). Also, when I said RB receptions, I meant targets.

Even with 20 passes to non-rbs, I assume about 14 targets will go Olsen's and Funchess' way. After that, I don't see another WR/TE on our team averaging more than 5 targets a game. I figure DJ, Samuel, Byrd, Smith, and TE2 might average a combined 16 targets/game for the season (unless teams are doubling CMC, Olsen, or Funchess, which will take away targets from them and add targets to the other guys).

So, if we manage to average about 5 more possessions that last year (which was about 65, despite Shula calling plays in at the last second), that means I am off by about 5 plays. So I guess take away 3 plays from CMC and 2 from CJ.

My point is.... they will find a way to get CJ touches, especially in games where we are trying to run it down teams' throats (i.e., up in games late, teams that have small front 7s)