I think most here are high on Rachaad. I think One Buccaneer Place is too. The team added a UDFA RB (albeit a talented one), and a depth #3/4 RB in free agency. Let Fournette go - who, by the way, is still sitting on his couch waiting for a deal. Clearing the way for White to take #1 RB job.
White should benefit from a scheme change, and hopefully an offensive line that goes from bottom barrel in the run game to at least middling.
SI has R. White as the 25th RB, and ESPN has him 23rd, in the fantasy RB rankings. Now, that may speak more to the state of the offense overall and teams keying in on the run game with HEEHEE and Trasilisk at QB. I would have Rachaad a bit higher. I recall there was a point in his CFB career where Rachaad White was the only player with a 90+ grade as a receiver and as a rusher. A true dual threat, he should get great volume. Hope they actually make some holes for him this season...
Here's a link to every target and run that White had as a rookie. 20 min video. youtube
JTS or JAG?
He has the size, length, athleticism. He only turned 24 one week ago. Big year for him.Joe Tryon-Shoyinka had an inconsistent season as the team’s top pass rusher. While the pressure rate was fine, there was little done off of it.
Tryon-Shoyinka only converted 8.7% of his pressures and 28.6% of quarterback hits into sacks, both well below the league average rates.
Personally, I'm not a believer. I see a freak athlete whose athleticism jumps off the screen at times, but totally lacking great football it-factor. Whatever that is.
Antoine Winfield Jr, 20/20 club trajectory?
AWJ has 9 sacks through 3 NFL seasons (42 games). He has 4 INTs.
Health has been AWJ's biggest ding thus far in his NFL career. He missed 18 games during 4 years in college, and 3 games in each of his last two NFL seasons.
The sacks seem like a lock if he and Bowles stick around. Gotta get the INT numbers up. but, there's an outside shot here! Get those picks!
Does Mike Evans revert to Old Mike with Brady's departure?
14.4
14.0
14.6
^ Mike's yards per reception during the Brady years.
17.7
17.3
^ Mike's yards per reception the two years preceding Brady (1 yr of Koetter, 1 yr of Arians).
it's really the same old Mike, in a different environment.
Mike's catch% went up 8-10% upon Brady's arrival. He produced less yards per reception with Brady, but his overall yards per target went UP. He became more efficient.
Oh and the 1000 yards thing.