There have been a few occasions this offseason where fans of the Washington Football Team have taken the opportunity to look at some of their players, and imagine what they might play like under a new coaching staff and system.
One of the main comparisons, lofty as it may be, is hoping that one of the running backs in Washington can fill the role that Christian McCaffrey held with the Carolina Panthers, playing under Scott Turner and Ron Rivera, both of whom are in Washington now. When RB Antonio Gibson was drafted, many said that he had the skill-set to be a CMC-lite, and now that RB Bryce Love is healthy, some are hoping that he can become a dynamic player out of the backfield and be plugged into that pass-catching RB as well.
On Thursday, when talking to the media, Love said that he went as far as to reach out to McCaffrey earlier this offseason to try and get some tips and tricks on how to use his skillset in Washington’s new offense.
Love said he has talked to @CMC_22 about playing in the new system. He knows there's only one McCaffrey, but he wants to find ways to use his skillset in Washington's new offense.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) August 20, 2020
It’s way too much to ask Love to become the next Christian McCaffrey, who finished the 2019 season as the undisputed top rusher in the NFL. However, there is no reason why Love can’t have a breakout season of his own and become a dominant player in Washington’s offense. We saw what he could do when given the chance at Stanford, and he finished as a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2017, two years after McCaffrey did the same thing, at the same school.
Is there now a chance that Love can follow in his old teammate’s footsteps and become a rushing mastermind under Scott Turner? I don’t see why not.
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