Howboutdemcowboys31;1903425 said:
remember those days? Julius use to get the ball 30 times a game, and in 2004 he averaged 102 yards a game! In 2007 averaged 37 yards a game. Roy was laying the wood with reckless abandon. He was getting picks (most memorably the pick 6 to put the eagles away in Philly), getting tackles behind the LOS, and striking fear into any player who dared enter the secondary. I am not trying to beat a dead horse and complain about why they suck now. What i wanna know is, why do you guys think our 2 best players from 3 years ago changed? They both had opportunities this year to not be Parcells "robots," yet neither excelled. Why?
I may get slammed for this, but I believe JJ's problem is our offensive line. Last few years, the OL wasnt very good. This year they have been decent but they just dont run block well in my opinion. There is a reason JJ seems to only get to the line of scrimage. Have you noticed, almost every run this year past the line of scrimage was called back by a holding penalty? (Julius runs)
I realize that Marion is able to make things happen, but rarely is it in the called hole. almost all of his great runs are because he does that awesome sideways thing.
I believe (i could be wrong here jmo) we have a good offensive line that is capable of being great. The problem is our OL coaching and the scheme. Get a good coach in there and the problem is solved in my opinion.
Unfortunately we lose JJ this year and I predict he's going to have a good career. It's the right thing to do, but I think we are going to regret it.
Roy has slowly degraded to the point where I dont think he'll ever be good for this team again. Roy just doesnt want to hit people any longer. Blame it on the nfl's softness, or Roy's lack of desire. It doesnt matter, I think he's done as a dominate player. He never could cover.
