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Barkley's 42-yard run was huge, but the 17 other running back carries averaged just 2.8 yards and almost half of them – 8 of 17 – went for two yards or less. Barkley's four carries for negative yards were the most in the NFL in Week 1.
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Negative signalUsage

Barkley's 2.8 YPC average and four negative-yard carries signal blocking issues, not talent decline.

Barkley's 17 carries in Week 1 opener averaged just 2.8 yards, with 8 of 17 carries going for two yards or less; his four carries for negative yards were the most in the NFL in Week 1. The source attributes this to poor run blocking and Landon Dickerson's immobility at left guard, noting that even elite backs cannot produce without lanes. The source expects Barkley to get 20 carries against Tennessee and project at least 120 yards against a weak Titans run defense.

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