Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis believes today's NFL 'would have killed' him given how the sport has evolved and developed over the last 20 years.
The Hall of Famer rushed for more than 2,000 yards during the 1998 season as he picked up an NFL MVP award and his second Offensive Player of the Year Award en route to aThough he only played seven seasons, Davis’ impact on the NFL and the Broncos was profound. He was a workhorse who could find any seam and bolt through it. However, as he takes a look at the landscape of today’s NFL, even he admits he would have had a really tough time.
"Today's game would have killed me," Davis told The Athletic in a recent interview."It's funny now. I coach youth football, and I coach the old-school way for running backs, but most of my periods with them are spent running routes because I know that's where the game is. I can't get them stuck in 1990 where it was all about how you run zone and wide zones and counters and draws.
Davis’ comments come as running backs have expressed their displeasure with their market value getting depressed despite the influx of backs who not only can run in between the tackles and pass block but also catch passes as well.
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