JonesBoys
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Here comes the parade of excuses for the Ewok. Why don’t you supporters just say “if he has a top 5-10 O line then he will be ok, just like any other RB in the league would be”?
At first it was JG’s fault he wasn’t used correctly even though he never would have had those rushing titles if it weren’t for JG. Then MM was going to save the day and finally use him like he “should” be used and now MM is the excuse. Then when some of us were preaching that his success post 2016 was mainly due to play calling and the O line, his supporters said the O line was over rated even though the stats said otherwise but NOW the O line is a valid excuse (although it wasn’t for every other RB in the league the past 4 years).
Another classic excuse was that the suspension was so distracting (even though he was out partying while being investigated and assaulted a DJ after the suspension).
Then it was he had to carry Dak.
Then it was his contract negotiations were “stressful” and he didn’t participate in training camp (because hanging out at the beach in Cabo while he voluntarism decided to skip training camp while his teammates are working hard is stressful)
Then it was COVID (even though he was getting “low key faded” aka getting high and drunk while “recovering”)
It literally never ends with the excuses for this chump. Sometime soon I may actually start a thread and list every common excuse I’ve heard for this guy, I bet I easily come up with 20. I don’t think there’s another NFL player that has brought so much upon himself but gets so much slack by his fan base and owner. No wonder we suck.
Your point about he needs a top o-line is dead on. Any running back can look good behind a top o-line you can get those running backs in the mid round for cheap. Zeke is not getting paid 90 million because he needs a top like he is getting paid because he is supposed to be a great back who can carry a team. He is not that running back.