Arian Foster - Can he still catch and run?

his problem is he's going down with regularity on first contact...oh, and he can't dive 10 yards.

 

I have pointed this out before. The early success resulted in the Texans going away from throwing to Foster. Yes he can still catch and run but the Texans offense this season is beyond predictable. Foster can still get it done, but it was foolish to have him carry 350 times, we have other backs.

The coaching staff will not want to hear it but many of the issues this team has is because the coaches were complacent and not evolving. They sat on their record and teams like the Pats constantly improved.

 

Yards per carry for Foster.
2010 4.9
2011 4.4
2012 4.1

 

Foster is still Foster, the play calling and the lack of protection are what is mucking it all up.

 

I feel like he is losing it a bit. Isn't as difficult to bring down. Doesn't break nearly as many big runs. He used to be impossible to tackle for one man on screen passes, now he never gets more than 5 yards on a screen pass.

 

There were a few check downs in past games that Schuab has missed. Araian had an open field to work with.

 

Go back to eating meat Arian . Veggies making you soft j/k

 

I've been wondering where the passing plays to Arian have been all seasons. Kubes, mix it up!!!!!!!!!

 

Paranoid Kubes has coached Arian into running too cautiously so he goes down quick. Well that and also obviously the ****e o-line.

 

I alluded this earlier but as bad as Foster has been this reg. season, he still had the best overall production for a RB from the AFC...
#6 in tot. Rush. Yards in the NFL, #2 in the AFC ...1424 yards
17 total TD'S ...I think #1 in the NFL there

And as much as he carried the ball, only Doug Martin in the top 5 rushers ahead of Foster had fewer fumbles. ... That is noteworthy in itself!

The big "knock" is the 4.1 ypc..HELL!... HOF RB, Emmitt Smith had a 4.1 ypc or worse a whopping 8 seasons in his legendary career! Some of those in his early years as well....for all we know Arian could rebound big like Marshawn Lynch did compared to his last couple years on ypc, so lets not micro scrutinize that....

I think honestly, when we look at the total picture and the fact we could improve the OL going into next season, Arian is still elite and still on track to do some great things and accomplishments...

 

Finished the season leading in carries, as well as combined touches. His 391 isn't Eddie George's 453, but it's still a lot more than the next closest guy (the next closest who isn't superhuman Adrian Peterson).

Shore up the OL so he doesn't get reduced into a grinder. Don't give him 20+ carries in blowouts, but there's already a thread that pointed that out. Foster got 7 carries in the 4th quarter of the Titans game. The score at that point was 28-7.