(10-20-2022, 08:58 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: Before his injury, I think he was much better at breaking tackles and getting yards before contact. I was worried that JRob coming back early from his injury would lead to a slow decline in his play this season. I was shocked he came back as early as he did.

And before TebowHomer says I have always hated JRob, I definitely haven't. He was a very good running back before his injury and I was shocked they took ETN because they already had JRob. But once he tore his achilles, I was worried. It is extremely rare for players to come back from an achilles tear and it's almost a death sentence for running backs.

My only response would be to consider your expectations for JRob in contrast to his ability, then. Are you looking for him to be a tackle-breaking, side stepping back, or the plodder that grinds the D into a paste?

I'm ok if he's the bruiser. Let Etienne be the flash. But if our gameplan is to grind the D down, we gotta stick with the plan throughout the game. Those late runs are where you take advantage of a gassed DLine. Seems like too often, we start this way, but abandon it before we can reap the benefit.

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