Quote:What was the 2011 team? Gene Smith was nosediving the team into one of the worst rosters of all time and MJD set the franchise record for rushing yards in a single season.

 

That's because he was a great player.

 

Age and injuries have caught up with him, now, but it doesn't change what great players do, they shine through the muck, something that Marcedes has failed to do.

 

That people are talking about how he can be better because what's around him is finally better is proof enough of what I'm saying, he's not a difference maker, he needs everyone else around him to be the difference.

The 2011 roster was in decline but the 2012 and 2013 rosters were rock bottom.

 

In 2011, defenses still honored the passing game allowing us to run MJD effectively. Afterwards they realized that Gabbert posed little threat throwing the ball and could concentrate on shutting down the run.

 

Lewis's lack of production corresponds directly with a historically bad QB throwing the ball. It is no coincidence that his production numbers surged once an actually functioning QB took over the helm.

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