(05-24-2018, 08:53 AM)Upper Wrote:

(05-23-2018, 06:39 PM)The_Franchise_QB Wrote: When Fournette was healthy he was an absolute beast.

Like early in the season when he started off with 100 yards on 26 carries, 40 yards on 14 carries, 59 yards on 17 carries, or 86 yards on 24 carries? The highest of which of those was a measly 3.85 YPC. The best you can say about early "healthy" Fournette is that he wore down the defenses for late in the game, but he was an active liability until he got his 20+ carries. That's a dangerous game to play, as we saw in many of the games where opposing defenses didn't get worn out and then we were praying for the defense to save us.

Has it really been so long since the Jags had MJD (much less Taylor) that we have already forgotten what a true beast RB looks like?

I think people see his hard-nosed style of play and general intensity and end up misinterpreting his actual performance. 

I agree that he was lackluster in far too many games, injury or not. 
Of course - I think the run blocking figured in more than you do, and I think we agree play calling didn't help at times either. 

I only saw small flashes of "absolute beast."  He doesn't have the vision of either Fred or MJD. He can't "get small" and squirt through a hole like MJD did and he has virtually zero of Fred's lateral agility and improvisational ability. 

 - He's really fast when he gets a stride or two going
 - He can run straight through an off balance or unwilling defender
 - He's good at scraping out the extra yard or two to finish runs strong 
 - He's willing to go for broke at the goal line.  
 - He looks pretty good catching the ball too, but what the hell happened in that NE game??  Just completely gave up on making that catch. Still leaves a bad taste. 

He needs better interior blocking to be an "absolute beast"  IMO -  and a strategy other than "I dare you to stop 27" from the coaches sure would help him a lot too.

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