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ajk23az

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RomoIsBack;1672613 said:

maybe i shoulda put the sarcasm face instead huh? i thought the laughing guy would suffice.
 

CowboysPhan

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I've been giving this a lot of thought. I was so impressed with JJ his rookie year that I thought we had a sure hall-of-famer on our hands. Since then he's teased us with an occasional good game, but never anything to compare with the way he dominated some of his rookie games. I've come to the conclusion that one reason he was so dominant that year was that he had sat out most of the season, and he had very fresh legs to go along with his eagerness to play. His quickness caught everyone off-guard, and he had a level of energy that most defenses just couldn't handle. Since then, on an even playing field, he hasn't been able to dominate like that anymore. I think he's better than many give him credit for, and would look much better if he was allowed to run an entire game and stay in on every down, but probably he won't ever look so inhuman again.
Just my 2 cents worth.
 

Clarkson

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Yea I really miss seeing him like that..I forgot how good he was.
 

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There's nothing wrong with him, I think people just expected too much of an improvement in his play.

His first 12 games (late 2004 thru early 2005. The comeback from shoulder injury to high ankle sprain.) he had 304 carries for 1210 yards.
His last 24 games, not counting this season (late 2005 thru 2006) he had 412 carries for 1635 yards.

First split, ypc: 3.98
Second split, ypc: 3.96

Basically, his "problem" is that he came into the league at his best and hasn't improved. He's simply a 4ypc back (2004: 4.2 ypc, 2005: 3.9 ypc, 2006: 4.1 ypc).
 
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