(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?

Even during those games he was playing very well. Usually getting hit in the backfield. Using the eye test I felt like he was playing beast. He was clearly the best player on the offense, and zero'd in by opposing defenses. Gurley had gone through similar years. Do you write off Gurley because he had a 3.2 ypc year before his MVP like season last year? Absolutely not. Fournette needs help. The line wasn't helping, coordinators had no faith in Bortles, and they had rookie WRs out there. Defenses knew it began and ended with 4nette. Then once he got hurt he was a completely different player. When healthy IMO I have seen enough to know he is a beast of a player and a handful.

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