Quote:Stick a fork in him. 

 

He's slow/ sluggish has zero burst anymore and is a shred of his former self. 

 

Just as I predicted 3 years ago (when the knuckleheads of this board were predicting he'd wind up the better Jags all time RB than Fred Taylor), he would decline before 30. The style of RB he was caught up to him, as expected with the early demise. 

I think your evaluation is a little premature. MJD is coming of an injury and has had little playing time to get back to his normal levl of play. Also the Oline has been anything but effective opening holes for any of the running backs. To often the running backs are engaged before the line of scrimmage on plays. A big reason hampering his running is also the fact that Greg Jones was traded! We have only one ligament wide receiver and no tight end so the defenses can jam the line. MJD has always played hurt and never admits when he is not 100%, how much of his burst is due to the ankle? I will agree that he has lost a step when it comes to the speed he had early in his career, but not enough to stick a fork in him. I will be glad to readdress this issue after our first ten games so we can see which one of use is right. With out Greg Jones it will be hard for MJD to get back to averaging over 4 yard a carrier but if he does it will be time to put the fork back in the silverware draw!

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