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The decade's most overrated players. It's a former Panther

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OUCH. Just barely beating out Michael Vick.

DeShaun Foster

1. DeShaun Foster: Foster is the platonic ideal of a boom-and-bust running back, who breaks one or two highlight runs a game and then spends the rest of the time leaving his unfortunate quarterback in second-and-9 after second-and-9. Once a year he had a huge game against the Atlanta Falcons, and convince everybody he was a good NFL starter for another 12 months. According to Football Outsiders numbers, he was below replacement level in four out of six seasons. He only managed 4.3 yards per carry (average for running backs) in two seasons, and had no year with more than three rushing touchdowns. In 2007, Foster (3.5 yards per carry) had 100 more carries than DeAngelo Williams (5.0 yards per carry). Good luck explaining that one.

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Foster is the platonic ideal of a boom-and-bust running back, who breaks one or two highlight runs a game and then spends the rest of the time leaving his unfortunate quarterback in second-and-9 after second-and-9.
Is it just me or does that statement absolutely make no sense? It was better to say "3rd and 9 after 2nd and 9" or "4th and 2 after 3rd and 1".

Granted, if based on looking at pure statistics, this argument might make some kind of sense. However, there's still the intangible aspect of the player's relative expectations and popularity. Barely anyone outside of Charlotte had high expectations for Foster. On the other hand, the media kept hounding on how Vick was going to have a "breakout" season and the fans kept voting in Roy Williams from the 'Boys despite his questionable coverage skills.

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He would have been better had he not been plagued with ankle injuries. If you look at 2003 he was fast, quick, and bounced off tackles really well. He wasn't the same after that.

Also Fox/Hurney was using Foster as if he were Stephen Davis or Jerome Bettis. Calling plays sending him up the middle over and over again when it failed almost all the time. Plus a piss poor offensive line in '06 and '07.

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Also Fox/Hurney was using Foster as if he were Stephen Davis or Jerome Bettis. Calling plays sending him up the middle over and over again when it failed almost all the time. Plus a piss poor offensive line in '06 and '07.

agree..we did this with stew for the first half of the year i was like :willy_nilly: we kept haveing stew go to the outside..when he would be best going up the middle IMO

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