http://turnonthejets.com/2009/07/01/jets-positional-analysis-tight-ends/

So if you see a back in college you can talk to a higher degree about raw talent.

Jason,

My point about the injury is to say that you just have to take that into account. Guys get hurt so you cant say TJ is better simply because he’s had more yards in a 3 year span. There’s so many different situations for RBs that it’s almost impossible to say. What line? What blocking scheme? How many other good backs on the team? What kind of back is he? etc, etc. But the closest you can get to fair is to compare Brown’s 4 seasons in the NFL to TJ’s 1st four seasons. Even with a major injury it’s beyond comparison. TJ’s first year he put up 373 yard to Brown’s 900 something. Should I go on?

StvDoe,

When you clarified my point, you dumbed it down. And don’t ask me aboug my grammar or spelling errors or anything. It’s a blog post. I don’t want to talk about English and it offends me.

http://turnonthejets.com/2009/07/01/jets-2009-offense-the-elephant-in-the-room/

The reason why I dont think the Jets would be as effective with Brown is because he cant handle a high workload. I think there our running game would take a step down if we had to use Leon for 200 carries, because Brown can only handle 200 carries a season. I think if you try to run him more than that you end up with him missing 2-3 games which would mean Leon as the number 1 option. Like I said above I think Brown and Jones are similar in talent. Brown is a name because of where he was drafted and Jones is a name because of his days in Chicago where he was in a feud with Cedric Benson. Neither is great by any means.

I didn’t “dumb down” your point, I merely explained it. He thought you meant money, I said you meant draft picks.

But your enmity for me twisted it in your head to an insult.

I did comment on your flagellation of a moribund equine, but that’s not an insult, merely an observation.

BTW, I didn’t correct your grammar, I questioned your spelling. I just wondered why you’d make such a choice. (I assumed it was purposeful, not a mistake.)

And like it or not, when one chooses to “put pen to paper”, one’s writing, as well as content, is judged by those who read it. I try not to make errors in spelling and grammar, but I’m sure I fail frequently. (I tend to write run-on sentences, among other failings.)

I tend to assume that everyone takes pride not only in what they write, but in how they write it. Perhaps that is a reflection of my advanced years, and such things are not valued by those younger than I am.

Bent,

I engaged in no name calling, but questioned why I was being called names.

As for McGahee, I think TJ is better. TJ’s numbers are better and I even think TJ is a better second-level threat. I might prefer McGahee when it’s 4th and inches, but I think even at his age Jones is better.

As for the rankings, I thought the Dolphins and Ravens got more out of their RB corps than the Jets did last season, so my comment was more an indictment of Mangini than a shot at the quality of the Jets backfield, which is, IMO, top 5 in talent.

Im not sure I get your injury argument. Brown got hurt in 2007, not 2005. Jones has rushed for something like 1500 more yards than Brown from 2005-2008, not 1000 more since 2004. Even if you make a projection that he would have kept up his 2007 pace, Jones still would have rushed for more yards by a good amount. I understand Jones has been on better teams than Brown, but Brown isnt lighting the league on fire either. I have never once seen him play and said “if he was only on a good team he would be great” and usually RB is one position where guys stand out even on a bad team. He never has.