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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
We saw his explosiveness last Friday night when he ripped off a 50 yard run and finished with 7 carries and 113 yards, a 16 yard average.
He's was hampered by a high ankle sprain in January 2016 and all throughout last season. He appears to be healthy now. He's fast (4.37), has some wiggle and plays well in space. He literally saved the Chiefs 2015 season.
He has the ability to contribute plenty this season, especially since Ware will inevitability break down while Hunt is a rookie.
There's no way I trust Spiller with 20+ touches per game.
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West is one of those 'geared for a quarter mile' kind of players. He runs out of RPMs in a hurry but he screams up the power band. That run that he bounced to the left was impressive as hell for 12 yards as he accelerated through a gap and really pulled away, then just hit a wall as a damn inside linebacker ran him down.
I simply don't buy that 4.37. I've seen him play too many games now and he doesn't show genuine breakaway speed in pads. He never has, even in 2015. Perhaps his split times are demonstrative and he gets to the first 10 quick as a hiccup then just glides the last 30, but it seems more likely that he's just a guy that times faster than he plays (or a guy that lost some speed as he aged/had to put on weight to make it at this level).
Now I'd take quick over fast for virtually every player on the field, don't get me wrong. But quick AND fast is obviously better. And West just isn't fast. So I think that limits him to a 3rd down role. In that regard, if it turns out that we can get something for him and just plug in Spiller (who's going to be similarly capable in that role), I'd go ahead and do it.
I wouldn't want either one of them getting 15-20 touches/gm.