Crown Royal;2441331 said:
I don't buy it when people say Parcells ruined a player. There aren't many who left our team to become world beaters when he left, either on this team or others.
I agree. JJ wasn't ruined by Parcells like he wants everyone to believe. He left Dallas the same player that the Cowboys drafted out of college. That was the problem. He was just too lazy to put in the amount of work needed to improve. Just look at some of his draft profiles the year he was drafted. I did a Yahoo search and this was the first on I came across from USA Today. Any of this sound familiar?
Negatives...Not really a self-motivated player and does not take well to hard coaching... Marginal student who has no problems learning, but is just a little too lazy digesting the play book...Has adequate power, but not enough to take on defenders one-on-one...Not mentally tough, letting minor injuries linger...Just used on screens, as he is a marginal route runner who looks late for the ball...Needs to protect the ball better and show better anticipation for contact...Will sometimes run up the back of the offensive lineman, but has enough pick and slide agility to gain yards inside...Prone to go down from the initial tackle, especially when defenders attack his feet...Has good foot quickness and change of direction agility, but is not sudden off cuts, gathering himself before accelerating.