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Davis Mattek on Bucky Irving

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Bucky Irving's going to be a problem, I think, as far as if he's going to be this bad and this inefficient, but also just like dominate Kenny Gainwell in the backfield, it's going to be a projection issue because like you can't project him to be as bad as he's been from an efficiency standpoint.
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Dominates backfield but inefficient (3.1 YPC, 50% catch rate); projections will overestimate.

Irving presents a significant projection problem: he dominates Kenny Gainwell in backfield touches but has been inefficient from a fantasy standpoint. Last week he posted only 3.1 yards per carry and a 50% catch rate on targets. The source notes that if Irving continues to be this bad and inefficient while maintaining high backfield dominance, projections will systematically overestimate him by ramping up market share without accounting for poor efficiency—creating a mismatch between usage and production.

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