Phillip Lindsay is not getting the respect he should have in the eyes of one former NFL tailback. Maurice Jones-Drew played nine seasons in the NFL and also he currently works as an expert for the NFL Network.
In his weekly column on NFL.com he highlighted Lindsay’s 55-yard touchdown run against the Chargers and asked yourself why he wasn’t obtaining the sphere a lot more.
” Although Lindsay’s a smaller sized back at 5-foot-8, 190 pounds– likely a large reason that he was overlooked as a possibility– he’s exceptionally eruptive and also has excellent vision. He’s able to locate creases and also take it the range,” Jones-Drew said.
Phillip Lindsay of the Denver Broncos carries the ball during the initial fifty percent of a video game versus the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 18, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts
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Lindsay has rushed for 287 lawns and one goal this period. In spite of leading all running backs in the NFL with 6.4 yards per lug, he’s just played in 22 percent of the Broncos offensive breaks. Jones-Drew thinks his size is one major reason why he’s not made use of more out the Broncos backfield.
” People appear to anticipate Lindsay to flash here and there prior to fading with the periods. He’s done anything however in his two-plus years in the league, publishing back-to-back 1,000-yard hurrying performances and also a profession average of 5.1 lawns per carry.”
Out of the 21 running backs picked in the 2018 NFL Draft, Lindsay has actually been outrushed by only New York Giants tailback Saquon Barkley and Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb. In the same draft the Broncos prepared 2 running backs including Royce Freeman who was surpassed by Lindsay on the depth chart.
Lindsay is currently behind Melvin Gordon in the beginning schedule however he isn’t worried by the amount of lugs he obtains, rather, he wishes to maximize the possibilities he hops on the area.
” I do not have control over the brings I get. I do not have control over the play calling. So, why fret about it? When I obtain my possibility, in the back of my head I have my lady as well as my kid in my head that I’m doing this for. I go out there everyday as well as I try to make eruptive plays and that’s all you can do,” Lindsay claimed after the Chargers game last Sunday.
” Lindsay has shown time and time again that he can bring the load as a feature back. It’s time people begin offering him the regard he’s due,” Jones-Drew claimed.
The Denver Broncos (3-4) look for their initial win versus the Atlanta Falcons (2-6) since 2008 on Sunday at 11 a.m.