The problem is that you state your opinion as fact. Even in this post you suggest that anyone who thinks otherwise is just playing dumb and "we know" why he was drafted. Many think he was drafted as a "red shirt" guy to fill in for a similar type role in the future. You think he was drafted to replace Leon immediately. That fine, but when you try to state your opinion as fact it comes off bad.
the schedule that year was about as easy as weve ever had, thats why we won 10 games this team is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better then the '06 jets, offensively and defensively ... its not even close and the conditioning test is the dumbest argument ever, considering that he passed it the next day. do you really think he was out of shape one day and in shape the next? ... rex already spoke about it and said he burned himself out because he was working so hard getting ready for camp, but you conveniently choose to forget that part of the story
we signed LdT to replace leon's role in the offense and you know it ... we drafted mcknight because LdT is old and we need an insurance policy for him now and the future
No matter what the facts are we don't have LW anymore and we are thin at RB to the point that it's downright scary. It kills me that we wasted a damn roster spot on Clowney when we should have kept CW on the active roster and had him also contribute on ST, which is just another thing Clowney doesn't do well. This situation at RB could really come to bite us in the ass later in the season.
We all state our opinions the same way. We all know he was drafted to take his role immediately, you guys are now offering the excuse that he is a project and that wasn't the case when we selected him. Ooohhh it was the schedule, we had as easy of a sched in 2008 w/ a future HOFer- how come we didn't make the playoffs? You still have to win games and he helped us win 10 and get to postseason. The team is alot better than the '06 Jets but we have no RB depth. A year ago we had Jones, leon and Greene and now all we have are Greene and LT. The conditioning test is a dumb argument? seriously? The man was throwing up at rookie mini camp, you'd think he'd be busting his behind to make up for that and make a good impression in his first TC. It's a horrible sign that a player would failt that test after what he went through in the summer. He burned himself out working too hard:lol::lol: We all love Rex, he says alot of things it doesn't mean it's true b/c he says it. He's a players coach, he is always talking up his players. he told us last TC how great Gholston looked, how did that work out?
Why is LT here if McKnight was supposedly replacing Leon's role immediately? Exactly what role was McKnight supposed to fill immediately?
we have one of the best RB duos in the league but were thin at RB? cmon son ... there are very few teams with three quality RBs. in fact, i can only think of one we did not waste a roster spot on clowney. he has done his job on special teams and contributed to the offense last game. he did a great job getting out of bounds and setting us up for a 55 yarder before the half ... washington wouldnt have even been active
LT is NOT taking just Leon's role, he's also here to take up the role that Jones would have had if he returned and Greene was elevating to Jones' previous role.
We have an old RB and we have a young one that gets hurt every time you turn around. We have no depth, IF these two stay healthy then we are fine but that will also take a toll on the guys down the stretch so unlike a year ago where we had a frsh Greene run all over competition in postseason we'll have 2 guys more worn down.
If McKnight hadn't had a shaky time holding onto the ball, he would probably be on the active roster right now. Once he shows the staff he can do that consistently in practice, they will activate him. Right now? They simply don't need him. Smith is doing fine returning kicks (and everything else under the sun for that matter). LT is doing fine catching passes and being the third down back. So tell me again why he is needed right now? Let him sit and learn, and when the time comes, he will be ready.
And if you truly believe in this oline, they can plug and play another back in there if needed. There must be at least one back available in FA that can take a few carries.
Our primary KR He'd get about 5-7 touhche a game on O, that doesn't sound like alot BUT that's 80-112 touches a year to be taken away from our old RB and our young, injury prone RB.
if he was drafted to take leons role immediately then why did we sign LdT? please explain you know exactly why we didnt make the playoffs with favre, he needed surgery on his throwing shoulder we actually have enviable RB depth. teams like the vikings and titans have weak RB depth a year ago we had jones, leon and greene because we needed to be a heavy running team. sanchez has matured some and has more receiving weapons so we dont need to rely on the backs as much laugh all you want but mcknight passed the test the next day ... i guess he magically got into shape in 24 hours
Just pretend like McKnights leg is snapped in half for now. We're carrying 2 FB's and have a lot of talent at RB. It would be very difficult for any 4th round RB to make the active roster, including Leon as a rookie. Brad Smith is doing just fine as a KR.
RBs get dinged up, it doesnt mean he's hurt ... he will be playing sunday were not going to run nearly as much as we did last year ... LdT is not going to break down getting 15 carries a game
When Holmes comes back for week 5, I think you will see even more passing. I agree with the sentiment that the backs will not see the amount of carries they saw last year.
LT had nothing to do w/ Leon. We could have made the playoffs w/ Clemens at QB /w that weak 2008 sched. We didn't make it b/c Favre sucked most of the year. His arm was not the reason, throwing it up for grabs(like he was doing in Minny the first couple of weeks) is why we lost. We have enviable depth? Come on. I guess he wasn't burned out from all the hard work on the 2nd day? The problem is he didn't get hurt, he has just shown us nothing. Shonn Greene as a 3rd rd pick didn't have problems making it last year when we had similar RB depth- I guess that extra round really does it?
Of course we aren't running as much but we are still going to run alot and we need to run. We need a balanced attack. If we lose Greene or LT for a prolonged period of time we are in trouble.
