Elijah McGuire

Daryll Slater did a film breakdown of McGuire's run... fantastic blocking by the OL and a huge one from ASJ. But you are high out of your mind if you think "every RB" takes that to the house. He outruns a safety or LB (can't tell who it is) and then puts Barry Church in the dirt on the second level.

I feel like I'm preaching to the choir here because most people understand it was a very good run by a rookie that's showing promise and it's a reason to be excited... but I just can't stop laughing at the fact someone thinks Matt Forte or "any RB" takes that to th ehouse.

 

Nice breakdown. I think they should run the rest of the year with Powell and McGuire as a 1-2 punch. Let Forte come in to mix things up a bit, but we should be giving our younger guys most of the reps from now.

 

well its ancient history now because we haven't had an offensive line open a hole like that in awhile but we had a playoff game once where it happened.


nice run.
Idk about his "top speed" though, measured by instances where we was in the open field -
divided by the "BS factor" aka.. "blinding sunlight" - square rooted by the number of players on the field, on one sunday in January, etc......

but it was a pretty good run and an example of what you are asking.

 

This isn't even remotely similar to McGuire's run and why people are (shamefully!) excited about the way he's performed so far.

You see no difference between using your size to break a tackle and using quickness to avoid a tackle then juke the shit out of a safety?

 

I know its not similar to McGuire's run. Its better. Greene was actually touched. What is your point?

 

I think the better question is what is YOUR point? Other than trying to take a dump on people who are excited about a young player showing flashes of brilliance. If you just don't want people to be happy about anything the Jets are doing because YOU aren't, then say so... so we can all move on from this. You're the only one still hung up, I don't get it.

And like a fool, I'll entertain the question... the point is that we haven't had an RB in well over a decade that can avoid a tackle and juke a safety then not get caught on a 65 yard TD run. On top of the fact he's already running strong and can catch the ball, there is a reason for optimism with him whether or not you want to see it.

 

what is my point?? my point was simple and easy to understand, I thought.

All I was doing was responding to another poster who asked me if I could remember a time a Jets running back got by a safety in the open field and was not caught for a touchdown. So I provided an example of a time that I remember off the top of my head. What is complicated about that?

there was probably other examples I could've chose btw, its just easier to remember playoff games and not meaningless week 4 wins over another last place team (traditionally)

 

So you DON'T see the difference between using size and agility/speed?

 

huh??? where did I say I didn't? again, what is your point here

 

You didn't say it, you're showing it. You compared the Greene run to McGuire's, unless you're just gonna throw up the strawman of "well he asked so I gave him an example" because they are two totally different types of runs. Thomas Jones, Greene, Ivory, they all could make those runs. McGuire showed something we haven't seen in a Jets RB since Leon Washington.

Simply put: the point is that you saying "any RB could make that run" to diminish the play is foolish because you're wrong.

 

What?????? I don't follow, but that's okay...

 

anyway, do we know if Forte is going to be out this week as well? Also, has any of these beat reporters asked Bowles what will happen to the RB workload (McGuire, Powell, Forte) when Forte does return?

 

we all know powell isn't that fast lol.

 

I'm not wasting anymore time. Everyone else seems to understand it. The rest of us will just let it play out for you.

 

Your point seems to shift on a page by page basis.

Right at the start it was "put the brakes" on our excitement and you also give him and Anderson a bit of a digging about 1 fumble (punched out of his hand, harsh) and weekly drops.

Then the disagreement has ranged from hole creation to speed to any RB taking it to the house including Forte (who couldn't have taken that 65 yards if he borrowed a mates superbike) to well you know the rest and it ends with this line

I would say the other poster is really replying to you in the fullness of the whole thread and all your posts not just why you put a clip up.

Right through the thread you have given no credit to a young kid starting his career and have been called out on it by numerous posters, one person liked your initial scathing comment but he never bothered his ass to come in and say why he also wasn't a little excited by a prospect.

Ah well as you say we will see what will happen when Forte suits up again, if Bowles then chooses him over Powell and Mcguire then he is a blithering idiot frankly.

 

Didn't practice but no players have been ruled out yet.
And no reporter would ask a question like that. That's intuitive and relevant,
Cimini and Mehta are trying to figure out how to rehash tebow and the butt fumble into their next "article" and the rest aren't sure whether to continue the tank angle or feed the optimism.

 

I almost hate to say it for fear that I'll be thought to saying that our offense is good enough and we don't desperately need to upgrade it in the draft/FA seasons (particularly QB), BUT...if they play Powell and McGuire, and let the QB (McCown for now, but hopefully soon Petty) supplement their effort, we might have a fairly decent attack. My only concern about McGuire is his size and can he hold up and not get hurt, but Bowles has to let him play and bank on the fact that he can avoid those issues - the kid is too good to sit.

 

Lmao. They'd be the last one's to jump on board with anything positive, while hoping something goes wrong til the bitter end. Usually when something good happens a report will eventually come out but it will take time for momentum to pick while most of these jerkoffs haven't a clue until it becomes popular opinion. Cimini then acknowledges it reluctantly but typically with a sarcastic jab snuck in anyway like the shifty eyed sneak he is.

 

That run doesn't happen if Cromartie, for some inexplicable reason, totally pussied out of hitting Greene coming through the hole.