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Establish The Run on Travis Etienne

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In week two, Alvin Kamara, 51, 15 opportunities. Travis Etienne, 11 opportunities. I don't get this. It makes zero sense whatsoever... coaches eventually are going to play the best players... I promise he's better than Alvin Kamara. I promise he's better than Kendrick Miller... I would not drop him.
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Etienne's 11 week-2 opportunities vs. Kamara's 51 is inexplicable; Silva won't drop him yet.

Through two weeks, Etienne has received only 11 opportunities in week two despite being a fourth-round RB2 in preseason drafts; Alvin Kamara, 31 and one of the worst running backs by almost any metric last season, received 51 opportunities to Etienne's 11 in week two, with Kendry Miller a healthy scratch in week one but splitting carries evenly with Etienne in week one. Evan Silva acknowledges the usage pattern makes no sense but advises not dropping Etienne, believing coaches will eventually play the best players and that Etienne is better than both Kamara and Miller; however, Silva notes it feels really bad right now.

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