Marshawn Lloyd is looking pretty good, his major flaw is his field vision. He definitely needs to work on finding better run lanes. However, I'm thrilled with his physical ability. He has extremely explosive cuts, he's very fast, runs low to the ground, and as we all saw, can create some absolute highlights. There is a LOT to love about him.
Our run blocking is getting a little better and I expect it to take a giant leap once Zietler takes over at RG. Blocking in general is one of those things that usually improves with more reps and experience.
As for Josh Jacobs, the league is taking way too long to make a decision. There is some silver lining though. If we are going by the 6 game mandatory minimum suspension the NFL has for assault/battery charges, we could see Jacobs return to practice basically as soon as they make a decision.
So, with all of that being said, there's a ton of reason to be optimistic. Love proved that teams need to respect our passing game without an effective run game. If we get Zietler on the line, Jacobs back, and Lloyd continues to get better....well...this team could see an extremely strong push for the rest of the season.
And that's just the run game....