New York Jets Coach Compares Running Backs to Pokemon
Over the past 20 years, playing games has grown to become a hobby of many people in the United States. Video games are mainstream, and few video game franchises are more popular than Pokemon. It's perhaps unsurprising then that Pokemon is getting mentioned more and more in pop culture. However, few likely expected Pokemon to be mentioned in an interview with NFL running back coach Taylor Embree, regarding his managing approach with the New York Jets.
According to Jets beat reporter Zack Rosenblatt, Embree was recently asked about his managing approach regarding the team's running back rotation. The Jets had their first NFL preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles this past Friday and are looking toward their next match on August 22 against the Atlanta Falcons. Rosenblatt offered a surprising response for his answer, explaining that he looked at his running backs like Pokemon.
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To be more specific, Rosenblatt doesn't see his individual running backs as Pokemon. Breece Hall is an impressive rookie but he'd might take offense to being compared to a Charmander working on evolution. Rosenblatt's comparison is that he sees rotating through the running backs for the Jets as rotating through a team of Pokemon. When one Pokemon comes out of the game, another one goes in.
Rosenblatt doesn't elaborate on the idea, but it's easy to see what he means. In Pokemon games, players have a team of Pokemon that they're able to send into battle individually. They can select the best Pokemon from their team to go in for a given situation or opponent. Then they can swap them out when circumstances change. As the running back coach on the Jets, which has a healthy depth chart of
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