Before anyone breaks out the pitchforks and torches, know this: Dameon Pierce is my favorite Houston Texans running back since Arian Foster. His angry “crash test dummy” running style sets a tone, brings an attitude and is a lot more fun to watch than a west coast, wide zone running system (unless that system features Foster in his prime...)
Last season saw Pierce hammer his way to 939 yards on 220 attempts in 13 games, with a 4.3 yard per carry average.
Through 7 games in 2023, roughly half as many carries (109), Pierce only has 327 yards and a subpar 3.