Key Highlights
- Harvey has scored twice in the two games Dobbins has missed, but he's also got just 65 rushing yards on 24 carries, good enough for just 2.7 yards per carry. But if you ask Broncos head coach Sean Payton, the best is yet to come.“There’s that saying, ‘You haven’t seen anything yet,'" he said on Thursday, per Zac Stevens of TheDNVR. com, before adding that Harvey has a "rare running skillset."AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFantasy football managers will hope this means more touches for Harvey, who is now leading the backfield but has also ceded some work to fellow rusher Jaleel McLaughlin. Harvey has posted 30 touches over the last two weeks, while McLaughlin has taken 14.
- Harvey hasn't exactly been starved for work, but we would like to see him get more, both on the ground and through the air. Harvey's low yards-per-carry average is a bigger concern.
- The Broncos have one of the best run-blocking offensive lines in the NFL, as evidenced by the team ranking seventh in run-block win rate. However, that hasn't translated to much success for Harvey like it did for Dobbins, who was averaging five yards per tote before his injury. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBased on what we know about Denver's run-blocking, it would appear that Harvey just needs to do a better job of finding holes to run through. If he can do that, big things could indeed be ahead for the rookie running back. More NFL NewsDarius Slay sounds like he still wants to play for 2 teams, just not the BillsBrian Branch injury update opens door for season-ending issueLions' contract extension plans for Jahmyr Gibbs revealed by insiderCeeDee Lamb injury update from concussion doctor is scary newsCowboys finding out what Steelers already knew about George PickensMicah Parsons makes strong statement on Penn State's next head coach.