Bijan has 103 carries to Tyler’s 116.

Bijan is 22nd in rushing attempts, and is 41st in redzone rushing attempts (seriously what the actual fuck).

It is absolutely criminal his usage. Even if he was a 7th round pick, with that production, I would expect him to be RB1, but the EIGHTH pick to be used like this is shocking.

I cannot comprehend what Arthur Smith thinks is best for the team, when our 3 best offensive skill positions are basically just used as decoys.

Any Falcons fan could tell you that Kyle Pitts would be 1st team all pro on most teams, the man catches literally anything and is always open, but nah, Jonnu Smith is our guy.

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    Reddit: The NFL abuses RBs and runs them into the ground and ruins their bodies on the cheap while they’re on rookie contracts!

    Also Reddit: WTF why are they preserving their generational RB, why won’t they use him more?!?

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    I don’t think a 13 carry difference over the course of half a season makes him an “RB2.” It’s just a rotation that splits carries fairly evenly so that neither get tired out at one of the most physical positions in the game.

    The lack of red zone attempts may just be explained by the Falcons not being in the red zone a lot.

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    You don’t take a RB that high if you aren’t planning on running them into the ground while they’re useful

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      I mean, I disagree

      you don’t draft a player that high just to run them into the ground when you’re QB options are Desmond Ridder or Taylor Heinecke. If Bijan truly is a “generational” RB, it makes sense to use him sparingly if you feel like you don’t really have a great chance to make a run. You don’t have to necessarily wait until his second contract…they could have a better QB option in years 3-4 of his rookie contract

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      I’ve just assumed that Arthur Smith didn’t want Bijan with that pick and is sparingly using him to prove his point somehow. He’s pulling an Art Howe from Moneyball.

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      Do runningbacks quickly lose production due to age or the physical impact of hundreds of hits?

      Do runningbacks burn out or fade away?

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    Bijan is outsnapping Allgeier by almost double, so I definitely wouldn’t call him the RB2 even if the carries would give you that first impression.

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    Any time ya make the choice to rock that mustache u better expect consequences outside your control.

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    Arthur Smith is a football terrorist, but the devil’s advocate in me says Bijan partly has such a high YPC because he does split carries.

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      Nailed it. Allegeier takes the inside short yardage work with defenses knowing it’s a run.

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      Ok…… but the other guy in the committee is averaging less than 4ypc, shouldn’t the balance be shifted to the productive side of the committee at the very least?

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      imo watching how good bijan is makes this very debatable

      In the one clip vs the packers, he jukes three defenders and the first two both happened behind the line of scrimmage. This was like a 17 yard carry on a play where multiple defenders got penetration

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    Reminds me of his freshman year at Texas. He averaged almost 10 YAC, but Herman had him as RB2/3. Interesting note was that was Herman’s last year at Texas

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    Bijan is RB1 cause of his dual threat capability

    It’s just Arthur Smith is a dumbass who doesn’t use both of them properly

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    Maybe once they realize ridder wasn’t it or at least isnt it this year, they decided to protect their young assets, like Bijan and Pitts. Division might suck but this falcons team is not ready. They certainly have some excellent pieces…

    I dont know if it’s all that ethical to essentially throw by underutilizing your young talent, but if I was falcons leadership I certainly wouldn’t mind considering next year. Esp your young stud RB. Save them carries for the future and keep him healthy as hell. Especially when you have another RB who performed ok last yr. I get algeier ain’t blowing anyone’s mind this yr but it’s not just about his skill, it’s the team around him as well. Why put Bijan thru that

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    Have we considered he may be 5th in YPC because he’s RB2? Like how Felix Jones used to average 5+ YPC for the Cowboys while being RB2 for Marion Barber but couldn’t keep up the pace when moved to the starting lineup?

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    For those that say “he was always going to be used this way”, you could have gotten basically the exact same production with a much cheaper draft pick. If you’re going to use a RB in a committee or as a decoy that’s perfectly fine, but you can get that from a mid or late round pick. It’s not fine to blow the number 8 pick on something like that.