Thoughts on Julius

[baj1dallas]

What i like about jj is this, he runs downhill. He is not a barry sanders type that dances around alot to make people miss, he just lowers the boom on them. He runs alot like Emmitt did. He has that burst when he needs it but when u get the ball , look up and nothing but a wall in front of you, do u really want to accelerate into it?? The Oline gives him a crease and boom, hes thru it for 6-7 yds, that happened a few times last night against a very solid run d. This first two weeks, are about the best 2 run d's in the league and he showed he can handle them. I was skeptical at first last year, but i am a beliver now, this kid is going to be special.

Wow I am surprised to see somebody else say this. I agree that I love the way JJ runs. He does not dance in the backfield, a la Kevin Jones. He does not tiptoe to the line like rookies will. He hits the holes hard and fast and when he actually gets through he looks really fast.

One thing I have noticed is he seems to be getting tripped up a little bit more often at the line of scrimmage. But that might just be in my mind since I can't remember last year as well as I'd like too (heh or not). If it is true, I would wonder if it is due to carrying a little extra weight or something.

 

[Ken]

I agree about him looking tired last night, but I attribute that to the heat and getting so many touches. He will be fine.

BTW, Washington was #2 in rush d last year and SD was #3. Not bad.

 

[Quincy_Will_Return]

Was at the game, Julius had a cramping hamstring the entire first half. Before and after every run he would reach back and grab his left hammy. He wasn't effective in the first half becuase of it, as the stats will show.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

Was at the game, Julius had a cramping hamstring the entire first half. Before and after every run he would reach back and grab his left hammy. He wasn't effective in the first half becuase of it, as the stats will show.

nothing against what you wrote at all. But i am just shocked that Q. Carter has a fan.

 

[Boy's fan in Giant land]

nothing against what you wrote at all. But i am just shocked that Q. Carter has a fan.

The guy probably IS Quincy Carter. He is currently unemployed...

 

[Sarge]

We have played two of the best run defenses in the league and Julius is on pace for 1400 rushing yards.

We have a winner.

 

[JDSmith]

nothing against what you wrote at all. But i am just shocked that Q. Carter has a fan.

Maybe he misses Quincy Morgan. Or Quincy Jones.

 

[Qwickdraw]

Maybe he is just ugly?

lol.
That's funny.

My only real reservation about Julius is his apparent lack of receiving skills.
He did well the other night and I can tell BP is trying to improve his abilities in that department but I have said for a long while now that he lacks ideal receiving ability.
I think you will see some easy dropped passes from him in the upcoming weeks as BP tries to increase his involvement in the passing game.

 

[Jarv]

He has run for 100 yards each game, just some of the runs have been called back because of penalties (Floz's pancake was a horrible call).

I haven't seen one of the big holes for him yet, you know the ones where you are not touched for 10-15 yards.

With 8 men in the box to stop him, like the ole Emmitt days, when you blow by those folks there is not much left in the way to take it to the house.

Part of the reason may also be that we are playing so concervative in the passing game. If we open up the passing game more run lanes would appear.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Julius is the only RB to run for more than 60 yds vs the Skins defense in the past 7 games. he finished with 81. The Skins rush defense is no joke. their defensive players and Gregg Williams have a lot of respect for JJ. They said he runs hard and is an extremely tough RB to get on the ground. They're really impressed with his ability to break tackles.

San Diego's defense is just as tough on the run. Yet Julius still managed to give us some semblance of a running game against both teams when usually these teams completely it shut down.

Lets be patient. His #s will even out once we face average defenses or worse. If every RB had to go up against the Skins or SD defense for 16 games, the leading rusher would probably only finish with 1100-1200 yds.

 

[joseephuss]

lol.
That's funny.

My only real reservation about Julius is his apparent lack of receiving skills.
He did well the other night and I can tell BP is trying to improve his abilities in that department but I have said for a long while now that he lacks ideal receiving ability.
I think you will see some easy dropped passes from him in the upcoming weeks as BP tries to increase his involvement in the passing game.

It would be nice to see Bledsoe give him an easy pass. Drew threw some up there to both Julius and A-train that weren't the easiest to catch. They weren't the most difficult, but both guys had to adjust to the ball. The passing game will come to Julius. Just something he has to continue to work on.

 

[burmafrd]

One simple thing would help: MORE DRAW PLAYS!!!!

 

[Justis]

One simple thing would help: MORE DRAW PLAYS!!!!

Can I get an amen?

 

[ratpower]

JJ is fine but it would be nice to have a few more holes to work with...
Also, I still say we should spell him with the A-Train once in awhile to keep him fresh and has the burst...