3rd down back?

[Couch-Potato]

Watching a FF podcast where a non-chiefs fan suggested Pachecco might be a bust for the FF season.

Current sentiment is that Pachecco killed the second half of the season and playoffs last season, and that he'll see more touches and 3rd down responsibilities now that McKinnon is gone.

In the video they argue that the Chiefs RB room is weak after Pachecco, that there's nothing stopping us from making another acquisition for a 3rd down back to support our run game.


A few questions come to mind:

1) Do we trust Pachecco as our 3rd down back?

2) Should we add another RB?

3) Who, if anyone, would be available?


...thoughts?

[smithandrew051]

Third down?

This team isn’t seeing a third down all year.

[Sofa King]

Third down?

This team isn’t seeing a third down all year.

[Sofa King]

Third down?

This team isn’t seeing a third down all year.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

Third down?

This team isn’t seeing a third down all year.

Haha true. But now that I think about it, I wonder if we'll have more third and longs. We are going to take a lot more big shots instead of chunking to more manageable third and shorts.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Im only speculating because I havent dived into this carry by carry. Just going off memory. But I don’t think he’s being asked to do the same things. In the past a lot of his averages were carried either by 1-2 games where he went berzerk or some 50+ yard run (which carries a lot of weight with less carries), which isnt ideal for an offense that last year couldn't afford to lose yards on any down. I feel like in the past he has chased big plays. Now his role is to fight for smaller chunks of yards. Which means he's going to get hit earlier and often and he's going to get a lot of productive 2 yard gains. In his role I'd rather consistent chunks of yards than boom or bust.

. I think he's stopped chasing the big play and is instead trying to be more of a power back. To me he's looked the strongest he's ever looked. And with more time focusing on this role maybe he can get even better. Again this is just from memory but maybe someone can prove me wrong. I just seem to recall in prior seasons it was bust-bust-bust-big play and that isn't better.

The average distance to go on his carries was 8.3 yards. He wasn't used for short chunks of yards or a short yardage specialist or anything like that.

He was just plain bad.