Niemann may not be fast, but he's not very strong either. He's very weak at the point of attack.
That's the most positive thing I can say about him.
It's obviously favoritism. Neither he or Sorenson are the least bit productive, no matter what metric you use.
Seems like Spags has a bit of Reid's stubbornness. Almost like he wants to prove people who are rightfully screaming to bench Niemann and Sorenson wrong.