Bijan has 103 carries to Tyler’s 116.
Bijan is 22nd in rushing attempts, and is 41st in redzone rushing attempts (seriously what the actual fuck).
It is absolutely criminal his usage. Even if he was a 7th round pick, with that production, I would expect him to be RB1, but the EIGHTH pick to be used like this is shocking.
I cannot comprehend what Arthur Smith thinks is best for the team, when our 3 best offensive skill positions are basically just used as decoys.
Any Falcons fan could tell you that Kyle Pitts would be 1st team all pro on most teams, the man catches literally anything and is always open, but nah, Jonnu Smith is our guy.
Legitimate question:
Running backs are notorious for breaking down because of injury from overuse.
Why would they give Bijan 20+ carries a game? Just because you force feed him the ball doesn’t mean you win more games. Otherwise the giants would be undefeated since Saquon gets a billion touches a game. The team around Bijan is still building - they don’t even have a serviceable QB.
It makes more sense to me to use Bijan as little as possible during his rookie year since he’s a long term investment. You didn’t draft him because he was the missing piece.
Running backs aren’t long term investments. They don’t break down from overuse, they just break down from use. Bijan being healthier for half a season or a season might end up tricking the falcons into wasting money, so it may not even be helpful.