Running back

He was just like, "I'm just gonna keep pounding the ball to this dude." I hope they don't use up all his carries by week four, though.

[laughs] No, that'd be a lot, and, you know, as good as the Chiefs have been, and they've had good running backs, a lot of times they're kind of a dual threat.

Kenneth Walker is gonna be a back they can really lean on if he stays healthy and being young.

I mean, I feel like we're looking at Mahomes' next wave of the dynasty having kind of a second chapter as some of the young talent comes in and helps him.

I mean, I...

But at the same time, they had a lot of other guys they need to get signed.

I understand the theory of why they didn't sign him, right? I mean, I think the theory is running backs are replaceable, but it's funny how the league goes in cycles 'cause there was a point where people said, "Don't give $3 for running backs." And then Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley have big years.

It becomes, "Okay, maybe we should do that," and now they keep picking running backs a little bit higher, a little bit higher in the draft.

Let, let's get both teams high 20s, 30s at least for Miami, so we can get over this total of 56 and a half.

Speaking of getting over, I fired on a few player props, including this running back against a team that just does not defend running backs who can catch the ball out of the backfield.

I'll tell you who that is next on Cashing Out.

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So with that, let's look at these props for this week in the National Football League, and we start with running backs.

I am much more of a running back and tight end better.

Quinn's explanation for why Washington had receivers Traylon Burks and Luke McCaffrey as healthy inactives.

And Quinn admitting... to having benched running back Ja'Cory Kroski-Merritt due to his fumble.

The following segment, discussion of the defense, including a breakdown of the team's initial injury report for this game at Dallas in terms of defensive players, Washington placing inside linebacker Jordan McGee on the reserve slash injured list, more from Dan Quinn on having put cornerback Mikey Saner still on notice, an update on recovering cornerback Trey Amos, and what Washington is getting and outside linebacker Dorrance Armstrong and him being set to make his 2026 regular season debut off serving a one-game suspension.

And also on the show, I'll talk Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles.

Receiver Jalen Lane, he on Wednesday afternoon was a limited participant in practice.

This due to a groin ailment.

Running back Katron Allen, he on Wednesday afternoon was a full participant in practice, but he was on the injury report due to an ankle and a knee.

And guard Chris Paul, he on Wednesday afternoon was a full participant in practice, but he was on the injury report due to an ankle.

You're three spots lower.

I have quorum as a flex RB at 33.

You do not.

You haven't met 38 defense look good.

But also to like you go back to this preseason and just the fact that so much of this defense hadn't played together with all the injuries, like keep that in mind, too, because that was definitely kind of part of it, which I think they're still they're still working through a lot of that, too.

Yeah, there was one question here about, I can't find it now, about personnel groupings, essentially why was it called 14 personnel? So when you see personnel groupings, 14 personnel, 05 personnel, 03 personnel, 11 personnel, those numbers are the running backs and then the tight ends on the field.

So 14 personnel is one running back, four tight ends.

The assumption then at that point is one quarterback, five offensive linemen.

But yeah, I think this is their chance to see who is who and who can really play in the Big Ten And at that point, you kind of have your rotation guys in every position.

But otherwise, I think we talked about it earlier.

We're just going to be watching the running backs.

We're going to be watching the running back room.

Vince D'Addario is going to be along in a little bit.

Notre Dame running back coach J1 Sider spoke with the media after practice last night, so we'll hear Some of his comments on the Notre Dame running backs.

Nobody wants to talk about running backs these days.

It seems like it's just everyone's very even keel on the running backs right now.

Yeah, no overreactions whatsoever when talking about running

backs.

But he'll be on campus this weekend, 6'1", 185.

He hits like a truck.

I'm still not in that camp.

They got five talented running backs.

I don't care who steps up, but somebody running back, at least one somebody running back this week has to step up and take this game over.

Run game-wise, pass blocking-wise, and pass catching-wise.

Because there were some really nice blitz pickups by the running backs on Saturday against Rice as well.

One of them I showed on the pass game breakdown that Nolan James did a great job stepping up into the hole and drilling a linebacker that was coming hard off.

So especially if it's inclement weather, then the running backs are going to have to step up and play really well.

So I don't care which one.

It's a long season.

We – We can't really envision a running back getting 20 to 30 touches or more per week and making it through a full season.

No doubt.

All right, man.