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The Athletic Football Show on Bijan Robinson

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it's like the way that his ability to set things up the pace that he plays with like the combination blocks are more effective when Bijan Robinson is the running back because of the timing he plays with in order to set those things up than they might be for a back who can't play that way... he's making everything else look better it's just and I know this can't happen with running backs he's not the first player that's ever felt this way but it's the most obvious example of it that I can possibly remember.
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Robinson elevates Falcons' run game through timing and setup; transcends situation.

Bijan Robinson is making the Falcons' offensive environment better rather than being a product of it; his ability to set things up, the pace he plays with, and his timing on combination blocks make those blocks more effective than they would be with another running back; he transcends the situation and is the most obvious example of a running back who improves everything around him, similar to Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley but in a more refined way.

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