Najee says he had nobody to learn from

He didn't say anything different from what many of us have been saying all along....
Problem with Najee saying it though, is that now he has to show and prove through his production with his new team.... if he doesn't perform markedly better with the Chargers, then those words will be thrown back in his face and he'll just look like a disgruntled fool

 

They kinda did, for a few games in 2023. It wasn't a true "lead role" but for a stretch of games vs Ten, GB, Cle, Cin Jaylen got 58 touches vs Najee's 65. That correlates to 15 per game (which is about 2-3 less touches than the "lead back" would be set to get anyways). During that time Jaylen took 47 carries for 367 yards and caught 11 balls for 63 yards. That's an average stat line of 12 carries for 92 yards and 3 catches for 16 yards... I think he's more than capable. I hear you though on giving him more of an opportunity to see. Especially with Najee's struggles. There was ample opportunity (and justification) to give him a bigger load full-time and we never did. I am excited to see what he does with the chance.

 

Some of the outliers in those stats though have to be the plays that had a zero gain or negative one. His splash plays more often than not eclipse those moments which is why we tend to gloss over them while focusing on the opposite for Harris. We gloss over his splash plays and focus on the lower ypc or negative net plays. It will be an interesting exercise to see how many games the fans give Warren before his negatives become more predominant.

 

I wouldn't be surprised to see Najee rush for like 1,300 or more with the Chargers next season.

 

He needed a competent offensive line and a passing game that was at least decent, too.

 

If they are going to have any sort of running game, the lead back should be handling 15 carries per game, not touches. He has carried the ball 15 times a game once in three seasons in the NFL, the Green Bay game in the stretch you wrote about. Also, those were four games. I don't doubt he can string together a few strong games or be a fantastic contributor in a third down/change-of-pace role. I question if he can be the lead guy the way Harris was the last couple of seasons.

The Steelers didn't even give him that sort of workload the one time Harris left a game early in 2024, the first game against the Ravens. They gave Harris's snaps to Patterson.

 

He played at the most pro ready program in the country. His Alabama teams beat 50% of NFL teams. Did t need someone to hold his hand and teach him to play running back. He had 1,000 yards every season and went to the playoffs his whole time here.

 

If they give him 330+ carries, then yes.

Jokes aside, the Chargers were always the best situation for him. We will see. He's always been a guy that will get you what is blocked, and nothing more. If the Chargers block him 1300 yards, he will get it.

 

I'm sure the Chargers will use Najee correctly and not take him off the field for a lesser player like the Steelers did.

 

Every back is like that though. Saquon got stopped for 0 yards a bunch this year too... No back gets to average 5+ ypc without big splash plays. You're always going to have runs that go nowhere. A tell of a good back is one that can create a few extra yards when nothing is there, or when something IS there... he makes them pay with a huge play or long TD. That is what Najee lacked imo.

We don't really gloss over the good for Harris either. There just wasn't much in the way of "splash". Which is fine, but it is also why his career ypc is under 4. I'm sure there will be times where Warren struggles, but he's great at yards over expected and forced miss tackles per carry, so I expect there to be a good bit of good too.

 

ahhh yes, feed the slug MOAR!

 

Let's see how many times the Chargers give Harris a toss sweep to the outside. My guess is not many, most teams are not as predicable as the Steeler running plays.

 

Who

 

That is another of the many ways the Chargers are a better fit for him than the Steelers have been over the last four years. They also have a quarterback defenses have to respect and a better offensive line.

 

Get back to me when Warren can rush for 1,200 yards and catch 70 passes playing behind a bad OL .

 

Get back to me when Najee can rush for 1,200 yards and catch 70 passes

 

He already did it in his rookie season when he didn't have to share the work load with Warren.

 

Read what I said and see if you can find your error

I’m not helping you to figure it out

But I did anticipate your foolish response and like clockwork there you were all giggly thinking you had a gotcha moment

 

There is no error your post is dumb and incorrect

 

He's not wrong

 

Hook line and sinker

You are so easily predictable

I could post your foolishness for you

But I suspect such as it is you are doing your best