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Originally Posted by Pez
Mack By himself has 299 yards on the season in 3 starts, on pace for 1500+. If he stays healthy and we keep our focus on the run, he will be in line for the rushing title. Elliot won it last year with 1454 yards on 15 games and a YPC of 4.7.
Mack is currently at 4.9 per carry. So despite what seems like lesser success than weeks 1 and 2, Mack is still on pace for a truly breakout season.
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No doubt Marlon is a talented running back. The key issue will be his durability. He missed 2 games in his rookie campaign (torn labrum in shoulder) and 4 games last year (hamstring). He has already been dealing with a calf injury this season. So far, no repetitive injury issue, however.
Mack has already racked up a high number of reps this season compared to the previous two years when looking at a rushing attempts/game rate. Will he be able to hold up under the higher usage rate? I hope so.