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<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1086828" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>I think there's an enormous risk that comes with Willis. His willingness to break out and run down the open field, and his wild style of running, may be exciting as hell and make him a constant threat to bust the game open, but it also exposes him to serious injuries. Especially ankle and knee injuries. There were 2 or 3 times the other night that I was just cringing as I watched him lunge and cut through all those 300-pound linemen.</p><p></p><p>It's rare for running quarterbacks to have long careers. Michael Vick was a #1 pick, and while he played a lot of years, he was injured constantly. Vince Young, a #3 pick, had 2 good seasons before the injuries started piling up, and was finished by Year 6. RGII? #2 overall pick who had 2 good seasons before the bottom dropped out, and he was done by Year 3 (although he did try to come back a couple of seasons, but he was getting new injuries faster than the old ones had a chance to heal.)</p><p></p><p>Despite their high draft positions, none of them were ever able to lead their team to postseason success, much less pose a serious threat to win a Lombardi. Vick was 2-4 in the playoffs (2 1-and-dones, and 2 2nd round ousters), and Young and Griffin were both 0-1 in their short careers. By the postseason, they were just beat to hell by 15 or 16 games of pounding.</p><p></p><p>Jalen Hurts is (so far) the exception. He is in his 6th season, and he's had a number of injuries (some of them serious), but he's been able to fight through them. So far. And he has an enviable post season record - 2 1-and-dones, but one Super Bowl loss and one Lombardi in his first 5 years.</p><p></p><p>But the more beatings he takes, the more cumulative effect they're likely to have, and it's already had a serious effect on his game. The Eagles are calling 30% fewer planned runs for Hurts each of the last 2 seasons, and this season their total rushing game is down from 3100 to less than 2000 so far. It seems clear that they're deliberately trading effectiveness on the ground for protecting Hurts in the long term, and defenses are not scheming for his runs the way they used to.</p><p></p><p>Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen are a couple more exceptions; if I recall correctly, Allen has led the NFL in runs and hits taken by a QB the last 2 seasons, but only misses 1 game every 2 seasons. Jackson is in his 8th season, and has had a ton of injuries, but (like Hurts) plays through them. Only misses 3-4 games a year. These are 2 tough sonsa*****es.</p><p></p><p>Which way Willis goes, we can't predict at this point - but his wild, reckless running style exposes him to some very dangerous hits, and it may be just a matter of time before something gives. When we already have a quarterback as good as Love, it seems awfully risky to move on from him in favor of someone with such a dangerous playing style.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1086828, member: 18006"] I think there's an enormous risk that comes with Willis. His willingness to break out and run down the open field, and his wild style of running, may be exciting as hell and make him a constant threat to bust the game open, but it also exposes him to serious injuries. Especially ankle and knee injuries. There were 2 or 3 times the other night that I was just cringing as I watched him lunge and cut through all those 300-pound linemen. It's rare for running quarterbacks to have long careers. Michael Vick was a #1 pick, and while he played a lot of years, he was injured constantly. Vince Young, a #3 pick, had 2 good seasons before the injuries started piling up, and was finished by Year 6. RGII? #2 overall pick who had 2 good seasons before the bottom dropped out, and he was done by Year 3 (although he did try to come back a couple of seasons, but he was getting new injuries faster than the old ones had a chance to heal.) Despite their high draft positions, none of them were ever able to lead their team to postseason success, much less pose a serious threat to win a Lombardi. Vick was 2-4 in the playoffs (2 1-and-dones, and 2 2nd round ousters), and Young and Griffin were both 0-1 in their short careers. By the postseason, they were just beat to hell by 15 or 16 games of pounding. Jalen Hurts is (so far) the exception. He is in his 6th season, and he's had a number of injuries (some of them serious), but he's been able to fight through them. So far. And he has an enviable post season record - 2 1-and-dones, but one Super Bowl loss and one Lombardi in his first 5 years. But the more beatings he takes, the more cumulative effect they're likely to have, and it's already had a serious effect on his game. The Eagles are calling 30% fewer planned runs for Hurts each of the last 2 seasons, and this season their total rushing game is down from 3100 to less than 2000 so far. It seems clear that they're deliberately trading effectiveness on the ground for protecting Hurts in the long term, and defenses are not scheming for his runs the way they used to. Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen are a couple more exceptions; if I recall correctly, Allen has led the NFL in runs and hits taken by a QB the last 2 seasons, but only misses 1 game every 2 seasons. Jackson is in his 8th season, and has had a ton of injuries, but (like Hurts) plays through them. Only misses 3-4 games a year. These are 2 tough sonsa*****es. Which way Willis goes, we can't predict at this point - but his wild, reckless running style exposes him to some very dangerous hits, and it may be just a matter of time before something gives. When we already have a quarterback as good as Love, it seems awfully risky to move on from him in favor of someone with such a dangerous playing style. [/QUOTE]
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