Football Outsiders: Jackie Battle is most valuable RB in week 5

Football Outsiders put out their weekly Quick Reads today, ranking individual performances over the past weekend. Jackie Battle was the most valuable running back, just beating out Ryan Matthews of SD. Also notable: Matt Cassel was the 5th-ranked QB (tied with Curtis Painter, ironically), and Dwayne Bowe was ranked as the 3rd-best WR.

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Makes me proud that I've always had his back.

Ahem.

Chiefs now 2-3: Suck on that, Luck suckers!

by Tarkus on Oct 11, 2011 12:49 PM CDT reply actions

now now Tarkus

what if he pushed Jones to the unemployment office? Then Id be happy

"Stay Classy Kansas City"

by Mas Cervezas on Oct 11, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions

-20

Chiefs now 2-3: Suck on that, Luck suckers!

by Tarkus on Oct 11, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions

I never understood why people were so suprised by his performance

He’s always looked like a stud in practice and in preseason. He was just waiting for his chance to shine. I don’t think he will ever be a top starter, but he’s good enough to carry the ball 10-12 times a game for most teams.

by ace328 on Oct 11, 2011 1:30 PM CDT reply actions

He looked terrible this preseason

Better in previous ones.

Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.

by Fozzyboyd on Oct 11, 2011 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Really, that should have been our first hint that Battle had it in him.

If he’s been terrible in the regular season in years when he’s looked great in the preseason, then it stands to reason that he’d look great in the regular season the year he looked horrible in the preseason.

"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan

by MtHammer on Oct 11, 2011 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions

brilliant!

by stagdsp on Oct 11, 2011 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Because

He used to do a lot of things wrong. He’s always been a strong runner, but his mechanics were iffy. This last game was anything but iffy though. He did everything right and now he’s awesome, apparently. I hope he keeps it up!

by NotAGoodName on Oct 11, 2011 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions

He still freaks me out

bashing into a pile while holding on to the ball in one arm/hand. I swear I would tense up every time he was plowing into defenders. I was just waiting for him to cough it up and blow our momentum. It’s like I couldn’t accept that we were doing the things we were doing… waiting for the the inevitable heart-break.

I still think he needs to work on protecting the ball a bit more, but I hope he proves my concerns unfounded.

Battle on!

by Ochophosphate on Oct 11, 2011 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs