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0-2 with CMC and 2-0 without CMC. Annnd here we go.


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Nothing like KB in 2015.  This is a team that is still finding itself and the offense.  There are a few plays Davis makes CMC might not, but quite a few more CMC breaks off I think.  Davis is an excellent 2nd back to have, but CMC is more than just a RB.

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One player does not decide a win or a loss. The NFL the ultimate team sport and we are absolutely a better team with CMC in the lineup. Like I said in the other thread, we are also 2-0 without Okung but I don’t want to see Little starting the rest of the season. Davis is playing great and now we have two very good options at RB and can get even more creative with both of them on the field at the same time when CMC returns.

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Whole team starting to gel is more likely the reason. Huge turnover of players and staff combined with the weird offseason paired with the unfortunate training camp sitiation and the first game might as well been a presason one. We are starting to gel and see what we have when CMC comes back we will be deadly on O. 

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Lol no defense is adjusting and accounting for Davis, he does not provide mismatch opportunities and games 3-4 probably going to look different than 1-2...cmc is a 1k/1k player...

i mean it’s just a basic understanding of football for even the most casual fan, it’s not the same, how is this not understood

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