Could new coaching staff be a problem for Bijan Robinson?
Yahoo Fantasy's Matt Harmon and Hayden Winks explain why the fantasy floor is low for the Falcons workhorse running back. Check out the full conversation on the "Yahoo Fantasy Forecast" podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you listen.
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Bijan Robinson, a running back who did just get a big fat contract extension here pretty recently.
How can it go wrong for Bijan Robinson this year?
So to me, this is where the difference between Gibbs and Bijan, I do think there's a lower floor with Bijan, just because we have a, new coaching staff.
I don't trust the offensive line nearly as much because the quarterback play can, like, really fall apart.
If Tua feels pressured and stuff, and it's not the exact offense that they got the most out of him with the McDaniel, era, then that's where I can be like, "Okay, the, the Falcons, they can finish, you know, bottom five, bottom 10 in points this year."
Like, absolutely.
And there's just, like, no chance that the Lions could.
So I think the difference between Gibbs and Bijan to me is more of the floor case.
And the reason why I've actually been thinking about ranking Puka and Ja'Marr Chase even ahead of Bijan is just the combination of, like, Juwan Taylor as your right tackle.
It's Tua, who has some level of a back injury, and then Penix, and then with Stefanski, they're, they might be looking for the, a future quarterback soon.
Plus the defense, both of their first round edge rushers, probably not gonna play, this year with Jalen Walker just going down with a torn ACL.
So I, to me, the Falcons could, like, they can pick first overall.
Like, I think they're, like, in that range- Yeah of outcome.
And that's where, like, okay, Bijan just doesn't get enough goal line touchdowns, and then he finishes four points behind, Jahmyr Gibbs on a, a per week basis, and that's where, he didn't matter.
H- here's a despicable question.
Which running back do you think is more likely to pop in, you know, s- five to six very annoying touchdowns this year?
Isaiah Pacheco or Brian Robinson?
I think Brian Robinson's clearly better than Pacheco, personally.
so.
Me too.
Yeah.
Right.
Exactly.
And then, like, Bijan, for a couple seasons, has not gotten all of the goal line carries.
So, like, there's at least some precedent of that.
Obviously, the same thing with Jahmyr Gibbs.
But I just think Brian Robinson was somebody that I, I'm pretty sure he's making more money.
I just think that he's a, a better player.
