Royce Freeman

[prinefan]

Not a jag. Uh-uh.

[Cult of Dionysus]

Yup, he looks like a better version of Chris Carson when he is running well for the Seahawks.

[Ryantacular]

The plus on him was situation..
Lindsay took that away very quickly.

Yet another lesson to not buy into situation for running backs.

Not just RBs. You gotta be careful with any player whose (perceived) value rockets after the NFL draft. Imagine the Niners drafting a WR in the 3rd round in 2019.

Niners drafted a wr in the second round this year and no crazy hype wouldn’t see a 3rd round wr next year creating much of a stir.

[ninotoreS]

Guice won't be on the field until 2019, and likely won't be 100% until closer to 2020

That last bit is nonsense. Guice will be 100% in time for preseason next year.

It was just a partial ACL tear. Deshaun Watson had one of those Week 9 last year, and he didn't even miss OTAs this year. It's 2018, not 1978, and we're talking about a 21 y/o, not a 31 y/o.

[Tvols]

Freeman on par with guice? Head scratcher to me .... don’t feel the force in this one

[Bot101]

I don't know what other games people are watching, but I would certainly not being calling Freeman a JAG. The guy has looked phenomenal. He is looking like a 230lb RB that went to the combine and put up great agility numbers for his size (6.9 3 cone and 4.15 20 yard shuttle...unreal) and was one of college footballs best producers!

The problem is that Lindsay has also looked good, and coaching hasn't used Freeman as they should. That should change but is admittedly, hopeful. I wasn't heavily invested in Freeman until recently, but i'm watching a guy that can easily be a RB1 if he gets more carries. His vision is absolutely incredible, he is juking tacklers, breaking arm tackles and zipping around fluidly. Extremely exciting to watch him move. Lets not forget that this guy can catch too, and he hasn't even really been used for that.

My point is that Freeman has shown some seriously nice flashes in the NFL, has the college production, size and athleticism, and if the opportunity goes up, we're looking at a Major Upside RB1 opportunity here. I will eat my hat if i'm wrong, as I traded Guice for Freeman this week. I love Guice, don't get me wrong, but bird in the hand is better than two in the bush, and Freeman's floor/ceiling is looking tantalizing over Guice coming off a torn ACL in 2019.

Except the bird in your hand is a sparrow, and the one in the bush is a bald eagle.

[SkinZ187]

you will regret giving guice for freeman imo

[playa_hata]

hearing a lot of positive comments here for royce but each week i keep expecting to see something more and im just not seeing that good of a player but its still very early in his career.

[Pet_Smith]

Are there any Denver fans on this thread? I'd love to hear how guys who've watched every game feel about the running game as a whole.

[Servo]

hearing a lot of positive comments here for royce but each week i keep expecting to see something more and im just not seeing that good of a player but its still very early in his career.

The problem is, Lindsay is playing pretty damn well and is not giving the Broncos any reason to exclude him from getting touches. Booker is still getting precious snaps from PL/RF, which the Broncos don't need to do IMO.

[Jacob]

With the emergence of Lindsey, where does this leave Freeman? I had such high hopes for this guy and now I don't know what to think.

[Cameron Giles]

See: Jordan Howard

[dynastyninja]

See: Jordan Howard

Excellent way to summarize it in my mind. Best thing about him was the opportunity, but that's no longer in his favor.

[scorpion]

See: Jordan Howard

Haha, I actually traded Howard to get Freeman, Stafford, and a 2019 3rd. No regrets since I need a Brady backup, but ya, I think they're on the same path.

[PR0v3]

He's just another backup to me. 3rd round draft capital is not high enough to command opportunity, so he's just gonna have to get his shot like any other backup would (vastly outperforming starter in limited opportunity, injury, etc.).