The comparsion no cowboy fan wants to talk about

[SLATEmosphere]

As much as we all dislike Daboys I don't think you can argue that Felix Jones is better than Chris Johnson.

At the same time. Felix is a Dallas Cowboy and Chris Johnson isn't. Oh well!

Btw..is it this annoying when I rue over Sean Smith? If so, I apologize.

 

[iceberg]

What theory is that? I said that Mendenhall is more than a power back, he is faster than Felix, and he has better blocking skills than Felix. All of that is true. Mendenhall is a beast. Felix is a precious flower who should be kept in a glass vase until those game situations when he can run to the outside and try to turn the corner on tired defenses. People here claim that Mendenhall has durability problems? That's ridiculous. He is an every down back who has been injured less than Felix while getting more carries and tougher yards.

k-mart called. they want you to return your comprehension skills you picked up there a few weeks ago. they'll gladly give you your $1.91 back, but they don't want you representing their products anymore.

what's rediculous is arguing over crap that could never be and living in fantasy land cause the real world upsets you so much.

 

[BearMe]

...and fewer TDs, a lower YPC, and less big plays.

Felix is a change-of-pace back who did GREAT in that role while he was healthy. The problem is that Felix is not durable and must be used sparingly.

 

[casmith07]

This is a great thread.

Felix Jones > Mendenhall, and it's not even close.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Felix is a change-of-pace back who did GREAT in that role while he was healthy. The problem is that Felix is not durable and must be used sparingly.

Mendenhall and Felix share a common trait then; neither one has proved to be overly durable or reliable.

 

[DaBoys4Life]

As much as we all dislike Daboys I don't think you can argue that Felix Jones is better than Chris Johnson.

At the same time. Felix is a Dallas Cowboy and Chris Johnson isn't. Oh well!

Btw..is it this annoying when I rue over Sean Smith? If so, I apologize.

Na you don't got my status yet.

 

[JBond]

What theory is that? I said that Mendenhall is more than a power back, he is faster than Felix, and he has better blocking skills than Felix. All of that is true. Mendenhall is a beast. Felix is a precious flower who should be kept in a glass vase until those game situations when he can run to the outside and try to turn the corner on tired defenses. People here claim that Mendenhall has durability problems? That's ridiculous. He is an every down back who has been injured less than Felix while getting more carries and tougher yards.

Rashard Mendenhall 119 carries, 631 rushing yards, four total TDs
Felix Jones 71 carries, 564 rushing yards, five total TDs

It has taken mendenhall 48 additional carries to get 67 more yards than Jones with one less score. The facts do not back up your claim as to who is more effective.

They have both been injured. How about revisiting this in a couple of years when a larger sample size could help.

 

[Big Dakota]

Sounds like DB4L needs to find some way to get his MAN back.

Once they lop it off i think you're pretty much done

 

[alohawg]

What theory is that? I said that Mendenhall is more than a power back, he is faster than Felix, and he has better blocking skills than Felix. All of that is true. Mendenhall is a beast. Felix is a precious flower who should be kept in a glass vase until those game situations when he can run to the outside and try to turn the corner on tired defenses. People here claim that Mendenhall has durability problems? That's ridiculous. He is an every down back who has been injured less than Felix while getting more carries and tougher yards.

Mendenhall will be the answer to a trivia question in a few yrs. while Jones will be talked about by Cowboy fans yet to see the light of day.

"Pick a team or pick your nose but don't let your nose pick your team because there will be days when your team stinks." me

 

[trickblue]

http://img.***BLOCKED***/albums/v628/cowboyszone/duck/mendenhall_jones.gif

 

[bbgun]

http://img.***BLOCKED***/albums/v628/cowboyszone/duck/mendenhall_jones.gif

Monsignor Trickblue, please fix the title. Thy will be done, amen.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

The only reason Felix has fewer yards and touchdowns than those guys is because he gets fewer carries and MB gets all the touches down near the goal line. He has more YPC than both of them.

Exactly, let's not forget all the circumstances involved in the comparative analysis. Let's just cite statistics and tell others to put their agenda aside while trying to forward our own horn-tooting agenda.

This is the most ridiculous post of the week.

My only beef with Felix is he needs to protect the ball better. Other than that, we've got one of the most dangerous players in the NFL.

 

[BearMe]

Rashard Mendenhall 119 carries, 631 rushing yards, four total TDs
Felix Jones 71 carries, 564 rushing yards, five total TDs

It has taken mendenhall 48 additional carries to get 67 more yards than Jones with one less score. The facts do not back up your claim as to who is more effective.

They have both been injured. How about revisiting this in a couple of years when a larger sample size could help.

Felix is a situational back, how else can I say that? Felix averages 1.9 yards per carry up the middle, while Mendenhall is double that. Felix cannot be the main back. Mendenhall is an every-down back whose average may be lower but whose value is higher.

Mendenhall had a broken clavicle (after running into Ray Lewis) that ended his rookie season. That is a legit injury. He has never had any nagging injury problems so I just do not understand the questions here about his durability. Mendenhall is dishing out the punishment this season. He is a physical specimen. The shoulder does not seem to be causing any problems. The questions about Felix's durability are well-known. It does not seem to take much to put Felix on the injury list. He only has one TD this season and seems to be going in the wrong direction in his career. That might be expected from a running back who has never worked out and whose versatility is so limited that NFL defenses are better prepared for it now.

 

[DaBoys4Life]

http://img.***BLOCKED***/albums/v628/cowboyszone/duck/mendenhall_jones.gif

Best post in the thread.

 

[joseephuss]

Felix is a situational back, how else can I say that? Felix averages 1.9 yards per carry up the middle, while Mendenhall is double that. Felix cannot be the main back. Mendenhall is an every-down back whose average may be lower but whose value is higher.

Mendenhall had a broken clavicle (after running into Ray Lewis) that ended his rookie season. That is a legit injury. He has never had any nagging injury problems so I just do not understand the questions here about his durability. Mendenhall is dishing out the punishment this season. He is a physical specimen. The shoulder does not seem to be causing any problems. The questions about Felix's durability are well-known. It does not seem to take much to put Felix on the injury list. He only has one TD this season and seems to be going in the wrong direction in his career. That might be expected from a running back who has never worked out and whose versatility is so limited that NFL defenses are better prepared for it now.

How do you jump to the conclusion that Felix is heading in the wrong direction? I like Chris Johnson and Mendenhall. I don't have to bash them just to make Felix look good. Felix is good and fits in Dallas very well. You also have to account for Choice. Dallas is in a great situation. There is not need to rue not having Johnson or Mendenhall.

 

[Ren]

What ever happened to all those we should have drafted Merriman people?

Some players get hurt, take longer to adjust to the NFL or just plain take longer to get on the field because of who's in front of them then others.

As stupid as all the Merriman crying looks now, this might look just as stupid in a few years...

Just for fun does anyone want to compare Choice's carer number to Mendenhall? :laugh2:

 

[Aesop]

hey awesome lets compare 2 backs who are everydown backs to Felix Jones, a rb who splits carries with 2 other backs...

 

[BearMe]

How do you jump to the conclusion that Felix is heading in the wrong direction? I like Chris Johnson and Mendenhall. I don't have to bash them just to make Felix look good. Felix is good and fits in Dallas very well. You also have to account for Choice. Dallas is in a great situation. There is not need to rue not having Johnson or Mendenhall.

Mendenhall has been bashed quite a bit here (much of it ridiculous) so I am giving some of it back. I don't see Felix as being a major contributor because he will always have nagging injuries, IMO. I hate injuries (as the scourge of all sports) so I would love for Felix to prove me wrong. But I also think that JJ could have foreseen Felix as an injury threat from Day 1 and picked a better long-term back (Mendenhall or CJ). Also, Felix is a one-trick pony to me: wide left, trying to turn the corner. He will need to increase his versatility, otherwise he may never reach his rookie stats again.

Tashard Choice is not in the same league as Mendenhall as a power back. Mendenhall is a #1, while Choice is a backup. I do not agree that you cannot have two strong #1 backs in the same lineup. The Giants were awesome with Jacobs and Ward last year and not so good this year. Miami gets a lot out of both Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. I really believe Dallas fans would have loved both Barber and Mendenhall trading carries, along with a change-of-pace back that could have complemented them. Felix was a rookie dynamo but his perceived injury problem became reality both last year and this year.

 

[Ren]

Tashard Choice is not in the same league as Mendenhall as a power back. Mendenhall is a #1, while Choice is a backup. I do not agree that you cannot have two strong #1 backs in the same lineup. The Giants were awesome with Jacobs and Ward last year and not so good this year. Miami gets a lot out of both Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. I really believe Dallas fans would have loved both Barber and Mendenhall trading carries, along with a change-of-pace back that could have complemented them. Felix was a rookie dynamo but his perceived injury problem became reality both last year and this year.

Want to compare their carer stats just for fun?

Choice is a backup because of who's in front of him, if Mendenhall was here he'd be a backup too and people like you would be ruing not drafting Felix

 

[DallasEast]

For the love of God, somebody please change "take" to "talk." The copy editor in me is going crazy.

DANG IT TO HECK!!!





why are people always spoiling my fun? *grumble grumble*