Dallas Cowboys running back Julius Jones
Posted on 03/11/2008 9:57:20 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
Dallas Cowboys running back Julius Jones
Get rid of Alexander
Before his “MVP” season we called him “Scooch” ‘cuz everytime a defender got around him seemed he’d just sit down.
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JJ's performance was frustrating in 2007, he softened the defense for a while until MB3 came in with fresh legs and hammered the big plays.
Rotation offense. Fresh legs for each play. Establish a true running game and then open up the pass, and any of the three can catch coming out of the backfield.
He reverted to that Scooch form these last two years.
Jones won’t revive anything except how to step out of bounds rather than get that last couple of yards.
Send him to the Stillers - he and Fast Willie would make a good team.
That’s former Cowboys’ running back, Julius Jones.
I think Dallas is going to go all out to get McFadden.
Alexander isn’t much of a reciever, out of the backfield or otherwise. Also, he does too much East/West stuff for Holmgren’s taste. Without Hutchinson run-blocking with Walter Jones, Shaun just isn’t the same.
The nagging injuries haven’t helped either...JFK
The Arkansas connection. I think you’re right.
Running backs tend to have a pretty short career, and when they start to fall off it's often dramatic. They can't make that one break as quickly as they used to, they can't quite hit their top speed as quickly, and all of a sudden the holes they used to slip through start closing around them.
But if Alexander really "wants to know what’s up," the answer seems obvious:
Alexander has had two injury-filled and ineffective seasons since signing his deal, including last season in which he ran for just 716 yards in 13 games.
After two bad seasons in a row, he'll have to start fighting for his job. It's a results-oriented business.
Seahawks and M’s superfan here,,,
His production is WAY down and it just kills me how many times the last 2 seasons he should’ve scored and he simply did not.
Unlike fairweather Seattle fans (or bandwagon) fans who cheered him in 2005, yet by sheer HYPOCRISY jumped off the bandwagon when he didn’t score at the red zone, I should thank SA for his contribution to the Super Bowl run 3 years back.
Now is the time to say goodbye to an old friend. With the Hawks’ talked about drafting the Oregon RB in the draft, SA is pretty much finished.
I disagree, I think McFadden is going to be a stud, just like Adrian Peterson.
well it aint his rushing yards. tee hee
He could be a stud, but at what price? Barber is a fine back already, and they’d only need someone to split carries if they kept him. But to trade up to get McFadden (which is what we’d have to do) would take away the ability to get young talent at WR and CB early in the draft, both of which are truly needs, not to mention the hit that they’d take in the salary cap. Throw in the fact that this RB class is very deep, and I think that the Cowboys’ best bet would be to hold off and take either a Felix Jones or Jamaal Charles.
I think the playoff game against the Giants exposed him a bit. He's a nice back in the second half, when he's used sparingly in the first half. But it seems to be he isn't a guy who isn't going to be effective for all four quarters.
Same as here as well, & I couldn't have put it better...
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