Originally posted by 808niner4lyphe:
Originally posted by ChazBoner:
Originally posted by DelCed2486:
Originally posted by 808niner4lyphe:
and the Sproles comparisons coming in 3.......2.......1..!!!
Wake me up when the 49ers actually give LMJ a shot with the type of plays (swings, screens, slot, etc.) that players like Sproles and Woodhead get. If he fails, then you can cackle your "I told you so's" and feel great about yourself...but if the dude is never given a chance, then how does anyone know what he can do, including you?
agree 100%.
he's rotting away here in SF. He'd be flourishing with a team like the Saints
Maybe he's not good enough to beat out Hunter for the backup spot, and everybody and their mama know that he has a fumbling problem. Maybe he should learn how to catch and secure the ball first, learn how to protect the ball first before crying for more opportunities, and maybe you should stop worrying about your fantasy team and face the fact that he's not good enough to crack the lineup or beat out Hunter for the backup job. He had the opportunity to solidify his backup position in the offseason when Hunter was recovering from unjury but he didn't. What does that tell you? It tells me that he's not good enough to be compared to players like Sproles or Woodhead, players that proved themselves over and over again.
You might want to sit down for this, but did you know it's possible for Hunter to still be the primary backup AND for LMJ to get 5, 6, maybe even 8 touches per game? Yeah, I swear it's true. And you know, not the clock-killing runs into 9-man fronts HaRo start using with a lead in the second half. I mean plays that give him a chance with the ball in space....how many times have you seen Woodhead or Sproles filter out of the backfield, get lost in the wash at the LOS, and then burn the poor sap LB who has to cover them, turning a 3-yd pass into a 12-yd gain...a few dozen, a hundred even? How many times has that happened with LMJ...you could count them on one hand. And remind me, who was it that came in and did a more than an adequate job filling in for Hunter when he got injured last year?
[ Edited by DelCed2486 on Dec 3, 2013 at 1:22 PM ]