Derrick Foster hired as Saints RB coach (1 Viewer)

[RJS]

Easy guy to root for:

From Goshen to the NFL: Derrick Foster dreamed big and made it big - The Troy Messenger

Growing up in Goshen, Ala., Derrick Foster dreamed big and today he’s living that dream as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL. Foster grew up in Goshen and was an All-County running back for the Eagles, surpassing 1,000 yards on the ground as a senior. “That’s home for...

www.troymessenger.com

 

[Alan12]

Check Austin Ekeler's stats during Foster's tenure there. Comparable to Kamara.

               Game Game Rush Rush Rush Rush Rush Rush Rush Rush Rece Rece Rece Rece               Rece
Year   Age  Tm    G   GS  Att  Yds   TD   1D  Lng  Y/A  Y/G  A/G  Tgt  Rec  Yds  Y/R   TD Fmb    Awards
2021    26 LAC   16   16  206  911   12   53   28  4.4 56.9 12.9   94   70  647  9.2    8             4
2022    27 LAC   17   17  204  915   13   46   72  4.5 53.8 12.0  127  107  722  6.7    5   5 AP OPoY-9
2023    28 LAC   14   14  179  628    5   34   55  3.5 44.9 12.8   74   51  436  8.5    1             5
Care      Care  103   68  990 4355   39  229   72  4.4 42.3  9.6  556  440 3884  8.8   30            21

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 2/14/2024.

I passed on McCaffrey and drafted him this year #2 overall (behind Jefferson) because of those 2021-2022 seasons and boy was that a HUGE egg he laid. I had to bench him toward the end of the year.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

I passed on McCaffrey and drafted him this year #2 overall (behind Jefferson) because of those 2021-2022 seasons and boy was that a HUGE egg he laid. I had to bench him toward the end of the year.

He missed 5 weeks with an injury

 

[slaym]

Looks like a great hire.

 

[RaginCajun83]

I passed on McCaffrey and drafted him this year #2 overall (behind Jefferson) because of those 2021-2022 seasons and boy was that a HUGE egg he laid. I had to bench him toward the end of the year.

I made the exact same mistake

 

[Alan12]

He missed 5 weeks with an injury

He did indeed, but when he was on the field he’d either put up 20+ or ~7 points with no in between. That’s bust level when drafting at the top of the 1st round.