You have to appreciate TJ man…. I love his style and I am confident in his ability.

Clement is not even on our team anymore! (so what does that tell you about his performance?) And d’brick is not a great run blocker. He only got 1 TD because our O line couldnt push my little sister around.

And stilll, he put up good numbers. Look for TJ to tear it up this year (1500 yards and 8 TDs is a reasonable statistic for him) with Leon spelling him and our new and IMPROVED offensive line.

I saw the stats. I fully understand where you are coming from. I know TJ is a guy who can take a ton of carries (largely b/c he has less wear and tear because he was a bust and/or too ineffective to start most of his career), and I know that he has produced in Chicago and got over 1,100 yards last year.

To answer a question you asked (I think it was you Najy), I am not impressed by 1,200 yards and 1 TD. It certainly becomes a little/a lot more impressive when you consider how bad the JETS were, but I knew TJ was capable of getting the 5th most carries in the league and cracking 1,100 yards.

DMC brings something to the table that TJ and Leon don’t; the ability to take it to the house but also the ability to take the ball 15-20 times in a game. I think Leon is perfect for 5-8 carries and a few screens and all the kick/punt returns.

Did you take a look at the stats that i posted on Thomas Jones for 2007?

I’m not 1,000% down on TJ or anything… I’m just not going to let the fact that he is on the JETS deter my desire that they draft a playmaker, whether on O or D.

In point of fact, TJ’s plodding, strong-armed style might make an electric back the perfect compliment.

Its not like the Vikings didn’t have a TON of needs and Chester Taylor wasn’t coming off of a year that rivaled TJ’s best (1,200+ yards, TD’s about the same, etc.), and just like Chicago, the Vikes didn’t have a competent QB while he was doing it. The Vikes also had drastically upgraded their O-Line at the time.

Repo – 266 is prototypical OLB size in a 3-4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q3cGgSuorU

to be honest…i also think TJ’s a good back not a great 1 like you already stated…but,you cant blame TJ for a bad year with that god awful line we had…he will bounce back and give us a 1300 -1400 yards this year coming up…and he will have the line to get him in for some TDs as well…and leon will also have more opportunities to make some plays…as will our QB will have time to throw the ball…to a reciever who will have the time to get open…thats what an improved o-line does for an offense that was down right offensive…just my thoughts…