Julius Jones

[Apollo Creed]

I can't decide where I stand on this kid. One minute he's lighting Seattle up on Monday night, and the next he's plowing ahead for a yard at a time. He definately has the potential to be a great NFL back, but he's already shown a lack of durability. BP has also gotten into his head a little bit, and he hasn't responded too well apparently.

If we're going to be a legit Super Bowl contender we need JJ to at least go for 1300 +. So do you guys think that JJ will be the Cowboys running back for the next 10 years? Or if he was just a flash in the pan back who had a few good games?

 

[lzppjb]

Solidify the OLine and get a playmaker at receiver. That's all JJ needs. Defenses wouldn't be able to key on him every play and the OLine could actually do some blocking for him.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Talk about beating a dead horse....

 

[Portland Fanatic]

JJ will be fine...I like the Jones / Barber tandem...I can live with both sharing the load. I think Jones feels BArber on his heels though, so I expect a big year from him.

 

[Clove]

A threat WR and great guard play will fix JJ.

 

[Apollo Creed]

We had a solid deep threat last year with Glenn, and even when teams were dropping guys back into coverage he struggled to make the first guy miss and get into the secondary.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Talk about beating a dead horse....

I sincerely apologize this is not a T.O. thread or a This Is My Idea What We Should Do In Free Agency Thread.

 

[Dallas]

JJ will be fine...I like the Jones / Barber tandum...I can live with both sharing the load. I think Jones feels BArber on his heels though, so I expect a big year from him.

I agree big w/ you PF. I think JJ is feeling Barber nipping at his heels. This is a great thing. It will only push him harder to succeed. I expect a better year from JJ this year.

Poor kid tried to run last year. You cant blame him for the piss poor line play.

 

[lzppjb]

I don't consider Glenn a gamebreaker.

 

[CowboyMark]

Remember when Jones said he wanted to rush for, I think, 1700 yards and 15 touchdowns or something along that degree. If only he lived up to those expectations.

 

[Portland Fanatic]

I agree big w/ you PF. I think JJ is feeling Barber nipping at his heels. This is a great thing. It will only push him harder to succeed. I expect a better year from JJ this year.

Poor kid tried to run last year. You cant blame him for the piss poor line play.

Not to mention he was playing hurt for about 4 or 5 games, but then he started to break out...signs of the stud we drafted.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

I sincerely apologize this is not a T.O. thread or a This Is My Idea What We Should Do In Free Agency Thread.

Naa considering we've had this Julius Jones discussion a million times it's cool...

 

[burmafrd]

If we had had even a decent run blocking line he would have easily got 1200. Still almost got a thousand missing 3 games and with a putrid line.

 

[Ashwynn]

I don't consider Glenn a gamebreaker.

What did you consider him the first 5 weeks of the season when he was a top 5 receiver?

The team is only as good as the weakest link. Receivers were not the problem, we have very good receivers. But if the QB cant stand up long enough to throw the ball, you would not consider any receiver a threat either. It all starts upfront.

 

[DanTanna]

He's way too concerned about fumbling so he runs like Christian Okoye.

 

[NYCowboy22]

Julius will be fine as soon as the Cowboys fix some of their other problems. IMO there was too much against Julius to get an accurate assessment (Injuries, OL play etc...).

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

If we had had even a decent run blocking line he would have easily got 1200. Still almost got a thousand missing 3 games and with a putrid line.

Excellent points, experts and players say that high ankles sprain can be worse than a breakage, which is shocking to believe.

 

[Apollo Creed]

He carried the ball 257 times last year... He had his chances...

 

[burmafrd]

Six, just what part of putrid line did you not understand?

 

[Yeagermeister]

Remember when Jones said he wanted to rush for, I think, 1700 yards and 15 touchdowns or something along that degree. If only he lived up to those expectations.

He did......he just forgot to add over two seasons