(11-24-2023, 11:11 AM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(11-24-2023, 10:24 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: I think DJ is your current clear #2 and should have been from jump street. 
His cleveland tape should have been enough to establish that.

I totally get giving a promising rookie opportunities, but DJ needs to be the spellback and the guy going in to protect/block. 

Save Bigsby for garbage time or blowout/burn clock snaps. He'll be good next year.

I think it may be clear he is the #2 over Tank, but I don't think it's clear he is a #2.  Perhaps it changes with more opportunities for DJ (25 total touches on the year, 8 of which came last game) or as Tank gains experience and develops further, but as it stands I don't know how anyone would be confident in this running game and by extension this offense if ETN were to go down for an extended period.

He may not have been a clear #2 to this staff until lately  - but he should have been. 

Alas - the larger problem - the bolded is all about the offensive line not blocking well. ETN is currently the only one making miracles happen despite the horrible line play - though DJ has looked great in the screen game and rattled of 4 or 5 nice runs as well. Give him more opportunities and he'll show he's earned  it IMO.

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