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<blockquote data-quote="Magooch" data-source="post: 1097961" data-attributes="member: 17987"><p>It's kind of a sticky situation to be in but I really could see it going either way.</p><p></p><p>There's a lot to like about Jacobs as a player. On the whole he is SUPER consistent and reliable, and one thing you have to love is that he is a guy who brings a ton of fight and energy to the team. When things get tough he is one of those guys you can count on to either rally the troops or just try and put the team on his back and will them to victory. He doesn't have any "quit" in him on the field and is a great tone-setter.</p><p></p><p>But, that being said, I think you can look at last season and wonder if he is quickly approaching his "wall". I said this towards the end of last season but with running backs it's rarely a slow and/or gradual decline. For the most part they hit that cliff and one day they've got it and the next day they're finished. You can go from being an elite starting caliber RB to a backup at best type of guy in what feels like no time at all. </p><p></p><p>Now with Jacobs for instance I think a lot of us were convinced (or managed to convince ourselves) that his "down" year last season was due to inconsistent OL play. And that may be true. But he is also coming right up against a lot of the "thresholds" we see where running backs have historically started to drop off hard. </p><p></p><p>Statistically speaking, running backs tend to experience a sharp drop in rush yards over expected (regardless of career workload) after 5-7 years in the league. Jacobs is entering year 8. Running backs also almost always show a pronounced decline after 1500-2000 career carries. Jacobs has 1,840 carries. Running backs generally "peak" somewhere around age 26 and consistently drop off hard around age 29. Jacobs is 28. </p><p></p><p>I said before that I don't think Jacobs is washed up or anything but at the same time my gut says by the end of the season (if he's still here) we're probably going to realize that it's time to move on anyways. Of course, late May is certainly not an ideal time to be forced into that kind of move lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magooch, post: 1097961, member: 17987"] It's kind of a sticky situation to be in but I really could see it going either way. There's a lot to like about Jacobs as a player. On the whole he is SUPER consistent and reliable, and one thing you have to love is that he is a guy who brings a ton of fight and energy to the team. When things get tough he is one of those guys you can count on to either rally the troops or just try and put the team on his back and will them to victory. He doesn't have any "quit" in him on the field and is a great tone-setter. But, that being said, I think you can look at last season and wonder if he is quickly approaching his "wall". I said this towards the end of last season but with running backs it's rarely a slow and/or gradual decline. For the most part they hit that cliff and one day they've got it and the next day they're finished. You can go from being an elite starting caliber RB to a backup at best type of guy in what feels like no time at all. Now with Jacobs for instance I think a lot of us were convinced (or managed to convince ourselves) that his "down" year last season was due to inconsistent OL play. And that may be true. But he is also coming right up against a lot of the "thresholds" we see where running backs have historically started to drop off hard. Statistically speaking, running backs tend to experience a sharp drop in rush yards over expected (regardless of career workload) after 5-7 years in the league. Jacobs is entering year 8. Running backs also almost always show a pronounced decline after 1500-2000 career carries. Jacobs has 1,840 carries. Running backs generally "peak" somewhere around age 26 and consistently drop off hard around age 29. Jacobs is 28. I said before that I don't think Jacobs is washed up or anything but at the same time my gut says by the end of the season (if he's still here) we're probably going to realize that it's time to move on anyways. Of course, late May is certainly not an ideal time to be forced into that kind of move lol [/QUOTE]
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