J.Lewis is he the ---current EDDIE GEORGE ? (1 Viewer)

[Assani Fisher]

He's a guy with 3 good years in his career. One of which was an utter miracle. Another year at 1000 yards but half the league does that nowadays. Just never been impressed with the guy, so yeah, I guess he IS Eddie George.

Wow 2,000 yard rushers don't impress you? This has to be a fishing trip.

Not even close. Of all the RBs in this league, he is the LAST guy I would expect it from. He's not very fast, not very smooth, makes himself a huge target and couldnt pick up his feet with a crane. He was SEVEN HUNDRED YARDS over his best year in that season, and even then he only had what I would consider great numbers twice before. He had positively gaping holes in the line that year. Complete fluke. It happens. There are college kids with those numbers that have no more that a cup of coffee in the NFL. Sometimes it all comes together. Think Priest Holmes/Emmitt Smith would break TD records anywhere but in KC and Dallas with some of the best lines in football history?Not to say he wasnt a very good back for a limited time, but like George, we go on for 3-4 seasons thinking he'll put it together again, but he won't as he doesnt have the physical talent to do it on his own. Other than being a moose, he now has absolutely nothing going for him.

couldn't disagree more and that is what confuses me about Lewis so much. He made a ton of yards all on his own that year. He looked like an all time great RB that year. And now he looks so average. Its weird.

No reason to search for any reasons. It was a fluke, Assani. This stuff happens, man. I know so many people here have to be analytical and have proofs for everything, but sometimes it happens or DOESNT happen and it is what it is. If what happens is what we think would or should happen or what should obviously occur, we'd all be killing Vegas. Bad teams win, Good teams lose, Great players stink up the joint, marginal players win fantasy championships when the sun shines on their butt, and SOMETIMES, pretty good players have everything go their way for a magical season and they break a record and go right back to pretty good or worse.

All I said was the guy doesnt impress me (not that he was ever useless) and a short list of guys that could reach 2000 yards probably wouldnt have had Lewis on it going into that year. He's proven that out ever since.

I think you missed my point. As a Ravens homer, I watched Lewis all that year. And he was insanely good. He impressed me nearly every game. It wasn't some magical set of circumstances imo...he was just that damn good. And now I don't know what happened.

 

[mojorizin]

He's a guy with 3 good years in his career. One of which was an utter miracle. Another year at 1000 yards but half the league does that nowadays. Just never been impressed with the guy, so yeah, I guess he IS Eddie George.

Wow 2,000 yard rushers don't impress you? This has to be a fishing trip.

Not even close. Of all the RBs in this league, he is the LAST guy I would expect it from. He's not very fast, not very smooth, makes himself a huge target and couldnt pick up his feet with a crane. He was SEVEN HUNDRED YARDS over his best year in that season, and even then he only had what I would consider great numbers twice before. He had positively gaping holes in the line that year. Complete fluke. It happens. There are college kids with those numbers that have no more that a cup of coffee in the NFL. Sometimes it all comes together. Think Priest Holmes/Emmitt Smith would break TD records anywhere but in KC and Dallas with some of the best lines in football history?Not to say he wasnt a very good back for a limited time, but like George, we go on for 3-4 seasons thinking he'll put it together again, but he won't as he doesnt have the physical talent to do it on his own. Other than being a moose, he now has absolutely nothing going for him.

couldn't disagree more and that is what confuses me about Lewis so much. He made a ton of yards all on his own that year. He looked like an all time great RB that year. And now he looks so average. Its weird.

No reason to search for any reasons. It was a fluke, Assani. This stuff happens, man. I know so many people here have to be analytical and have proofs for everything, but sometimes it happens or DOESNT happen and it is what it is. If what happens is what we think would or should happen or what should obviously occur, we'd all be killing Vegas. Bad teams win, Good teams lose, Great players stink up the joint, marginal players win fantasy championships when the sun shines on their butt, and SOMETIMES, pretty good players have everything go their way for a magical season and they break a record and go right back to pretty good or worse.

All I said was the guy doesnt impress me (not that he was ever useless) and a short list of guys that could reach 2000 yards probably wouldnt have had Lewis on it going into that year. He's proven that out ever since.

I think you missed my point. As a Ravens homer, I watched Lewis all that year. And he was insanely good. He impressed me nearly every game. It wasn't some magical set of circumstances imo...he was just that damn good. And now I don't know what happened.

Then I feel for you friend. Watching a hero no longer be a hero is a painful saga indeed. :(