I posted the following in fantasy football thread before the season
The point of sharing this is....even I knew that Jaylen Warren had the ability to outperform Najee Harris this season. And if my goofy self knew this shyt, the Steelers definitely knew it. So it makes you question why they kept insisting on running Harris out there.
I mean even the Rams cut their losses with Cam Akers immediately.
Well, he is a first round pick that conducts himself the right way, stays out of trouble, has the work ethic, etc. He checks all the boxes and while unspectacular statistically, the dude was productive within what many felt was a meh offense, basically averaging around 1400 yards of offense and 10 TD his first two years. But since he got into the league, his touches have gone down and a lot of what he did well -- for example, he was a phenomenal pass-catcher in college and flashed that same ability as a rookie -- is not happening as much now.
He checks all the boxes as far as what you want to represent your team, he's a first round pick and his coach (who is one who values loyalty and so on) all but hand-picked him to be the eventual leader of the Steelers as the current stalwarts get older and eventually fade. He also plays a position where for the most part, you need to have at least two reliable people to work with in today's age.
So I get it.
Warren has been spectacular and deserves more chances, but I really do think Warren might end up like Pollard (who looked great when sharing with Zeke, only to be ho-hum now that it's his show alone) if folks force Najee out the door.