Film Breakdown: What Rookie Running Back Chase Brown Brings to Bengals' Backfield
Chase Brown is an experienced running back from the University of Illinois. Born in London, Ontario, he's one of the few NFL players to come from Canada. At the University of Illinois, he ran for back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons including 1,643 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2022. Chase Brown Brings a talented runner to the Bengals' Backfield, who was fantastic on the field last season at Illinois and runs like a 10-year pro. He has home run speed and can take any carry to the house, and his ability to navigate tight spaces is crucial to the NFL where things typically tighten up. Brown showed that he can do that in college, which should translate to his running at the next level. He is an intriguing prospect with regards to his pass protection, but there is reason to believe that he could grow into the role after some work at the NFL level.
प्रकाशित : 2 साल पहले द्वारा Mike Santagata में Sports
Brown is a talented runner. He was fantastic on the field his last season at Illinois.
He is a Ferrari as a runner. He has home run speed and can take any carry to the house.
He could be better when trying to run though contact and staying on his feet through weaker tackle attempts, but overall the home run speed is something that you can’t find easily at the NFL level.
To go with the physical ability, he runs like a 10-year pro. He has patience and vision that is hard to find in young running backs. He does a great job of running with tempo so that he is working in perfect unison with his offensive line. He almost always makes the correct read and manipulates defenders so that he can open up a run.
His ability to navigate tight spaces is crucial to the NFL where things typically tighten up. Rather than having better offensive lines than the opposing defensive line, at the NFL level the running back has to be good at reading losses and stalemates.
Brown showed that he can do that in college, which should translate to his running at the next level. He’s a shifty runner that can make defenders miss in the open field. He showed high end burst as well making defenders pursuit angles wrong when it appears that they have him on a play. He ran a variety of concepts at Illinois from a long list of formations.
What’s pertinent to the Bengals is that he ran a ton of gap runs from shotgun formations. This is what Cincinnati will most likely as him to do so it’s a plus to know he has experience doing it at the collegiate level.
Brown is a solid receiver with room to grow if he’s given more opportunity. He didn't drop many passes in college and showed that he can make catches outside of his frame and along the sideline. Brown wasn't used much as a receiver in college, but it would not be too surprising if he’s used there more in his NFL career.
He’s an intriguing prospect with regards to his pass protection. He does a fantastic job of reading the defense and getting in the right position to pick up blitzers or anyone unaccounted for but he lacks the technical ability to sustain these blocks. While he may not be a high end pass protector early on, there is reason to believe that he could grow into the role after some work at the NFL level.
Brown will be a rotational back used to create a spark for the offense with home run capability. He could grow into the passing down back with some extra work in pass protection. Versatile and experienced runner who can thrive in gap, zone, shotgun, under center, or any other running system. I see him more as a committee running back than a possible workhorse with someone to come in and grind out short yardage.
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