Could Trading For This Veteran RB Save The Commanders’ Offense?
The post Could Trading For This Veteran RB Save The Commanders’ Offense? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. LANDOVER, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 06: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders rushes against the Cleveland Browns at Northwest Stadium on October 06, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Getty Images The Washington Commanders had a “measuring stick” game last Thursday, in which they came up short. Washington lost in Green Bay with a final score of 27-18. But the score does not encapsulate how dominant the victory was for the Packers. The Commanders were outrushed 135 yards to 51, Jordan Love threw for 292 yards compared to Jayden Daniels’ 200, and in total, Green Bay accumulated 404 total yards to Washington’s 230. Even bigger than the loss on the scoreboard was the loss on the field in the fourth quarter, where the veteran running back suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Now, just two weeks into the year, the Washington backfield looks completely different from what it did out of training camp. At the end of the Preseason, the running back depth chart was Ekeler, Brian Robinson, and Jacory Croskey-Merritt. Croskey-Merritt, a seventh-round pick in this year’s draft, soared up the trust tree of Head Coach Dan Quinn in the offseason, essentially taking the RB2 role from Robinson before the start of the season. Due to this, and the impending free agency of Robinson entering his fourth year in the NFL, Robinson was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth-round pick. That left Croskey-Merritt and Ekeler to split the backfield, with NFL journeyman Jeremy McNichols to take the third spot in the depth chart. With 15 games remaining in the regular season, now McNichols has already been moved to RB2 by default, which most expect will not be the case for the rest of the year. What options do the Commanders have? And do they…
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LANDOVER, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 06: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders rushes against the Cleveland Browns at Northwest Stadium on October 06, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Getty Images The Washington Commanders had a “measuring stick” game last Thursday, in which they came up short. Washington lost in Green Bay with a final score of 27-18. But the score does not encapsulate how dominant the victory was for the Packers. The Commanders were outrushed 135 yards to 51, Jordan Love threw for 292 yards compared to Jayden Daniels’ 200, and in total, Green Bay accumulated 404 total yards to Washington’s 230. Even bigger than the loss on the scoreboard was the loss on the field in the fourth quarter, where the veteran running back suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Now, just two weeks into the year, the Washington backfield looks completely different from what it did out of training camp. At the end of the Preseason, the running back depth chart was Ekeler, Brian Robinson, and Jacory Croskey-Merritt. Croskey-Merritt, a seventh-round pick in this year’s draft, soared up the trust tree of Head Coach Dan Quinn in the offseason, essentially taking the RB2 role from Robinson before the start of the season. Due to this, and the impending free agency of Robinson entering his fourth year in the NFL, Robinson was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth-round pick. That left Croskey-Merritt and Ekeler to split the backfield, with NFL journeyman Jeremy McNichols to take the third spot in the depth chart. With 15 games remaining in the regular season, now McNichols has already been moved to RB2 by default, which most expect will not be the case for the rest of the year. What options do the Commanders have? And do they…
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