delfamdelfam Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 the fact is he's a fragile RB who can't hold on to the ball and is super inconsistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoog Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Mathews runs to high and needs to get behind his pads lower (like Tolbert). He has become much better in the passing game as the season has gone on, but with the OL dessimated, it doesn't show as much. Running lower should help him stay healthier and fumble less. He is working on it, owns up to both fumbling and needing to play through pain rather than making excuses. This should count for something for all you haters that have never really played more than tiddlywinks and FF. If you remember, AP had a bad case of fumblitis his first couple years, got dinged a lot and split carries with another back. I'm not saying he is the next AP, but it is too early to give up on him completely. Potential is not a great asset for a FF player, so for now I would avoid him. Next year could be a blossoming into the top tier or proof he was another first round flop by A. J. I do agree he has been a solid #2 for me in a ppr, but the fumbles piss me off as I have lost THREE friggen games this year by less than a point (all games he fumbled in). Edited November 24, 2011 by McBoog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coordi88 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 the upright style comes from being track stars all their lives. no one punishes them until college for running like that and by the time they get to the NFL it is too late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsosi Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 If you remember, AP had a bad case of fumblitis his first couple years, got dinged a lot and split carries with another back. I'm not saying he is the next AP, but it is too early to give up on him completely.AP definitely had fumbling problems early in his career (a problem he completely solved last year) and he split carries with Chester Taylor, but I don't recall him being particularly fragile -- he's actually been incredibly durable over his career. To me, that's the biggest concern with Matthews -- he just can't manage to stay on the field -- it's one injury after another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoog Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 the upright style comes from being track stars all their lives. no one punishes them until college for running like that and by the time they get to the NFL it is too late Eric Dickerson was pretty successful with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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