In last week’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the playoffs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t have either Leonard Fournette or Ronald Jones available at running back. While Jones’ status for Sunday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Rams appears to be in doubt, all signs point toward Fournette making his return to the gridiron.
With Fournette back on the field for the Buccaneers, Von Miller understands that slowing down the former first-round pick is easier said than done.
“He’s a beast. I’m have been a fan of Leonard Fournette for a long time – on and off the football field. He’s a beast. He runs downhill. He’s strong. Pretty much everything that you want out of running back, he’s able to do it. They have one of the best offensive lines in the NFL,” Miller said. “So, it’s a lot of challenges no matter which way you look at it. When you look at it, it’s daunting, but if we continue to attack this week the same way we have, just one day at a time. Really, it’s not even one day at a time. You got to attack it like four hours at a time, especially in the playoffs. We come in, we do our work, we rest, we come back, we do it again and go home, watch film. If we can just compartmentalize the week like that, then we’ll be all right.”
