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Stewart played through turf toe last season. It was still bothering him all the way through the bowl game.
People who cite Dixon as the cause of Stewart's success might want to take a closer look at Dixon's college career. I owned him in my college dynasty league for his entire career. He wasn't an impact player until 2007. He wasn't even the full-time starter in 2006. Citing Dennis Dixon as the cause for Jonathan Stewart's success just means you don't know much about Oregon football. Stewart was considered the better prospect entering Oregon and is considered the better prospect leaving Oregon. He had a solid YPC average in 2006 when Dixon was mediocre.
Anyhow, using a player's college career to predict his NFL success is kind of pointless since almost every elite prospect had a great college career. I pointed this out in another thread, but when you look at college production you'll see that Forsett, Forte, Rice, Slaton, Stewart, Mendenhall, Charles, Choice, Smith and Johnson were all dominant players. Obviously they're not all going to succeed in the NFL. Stats are important, but you also have to look beyond the numbers.
I agree and if there's a back we should worry about due to his QB in the option game, it's Mendenhall. Unlike the Oregon tandem, Mendenhall benefited greatly on outside runs due to the option. Stewart often got to the outside on his own.
I know the combine measurements show Mendenhall is faster with running in a straight line than Stewart, but with the pads on I didn't see that speed translate very well with perimeter runs except when I. Williams was able to hold onto the ball long enough to draw the defense inside before he pitched it to his teammate well along the edge of the defense.
People who cite Dixon as the cause of Stewart's success might want to take a closer look at Dixon's college career. I owned him in my college dynasty league for his entire career. He wasn't an impact player until 2007. He wasn't even the full-time starter in 2006. Citing Dennis Dixon as the cause for Jonathan Stewart's success just means you don't know much about Oregon football. Stewart was considered the better prospect entering Oregon and is considered the better prospect leaving Oregon. He had a solid YPC average in 2006 when Dixon was mediocre.
Anyhow, using a player's college career to predict his NFL success is kind of pointless since almost every elite prospect had a great college career. I pointed this out in another thread, but when you look at college production you'll see that Forsett, Forte, Rice, Slaton, Stewart, Mendenhall, Charles, Choice, Smith and Johnson were all dominant players. Obviously they're not all going to succeed in the NFL. Stats are important, but you also have to look beyond the numbers.
I agree and if there's a back we should worry about due to his QB in the option game, it's Mendenhall. Unlike the Oregon tandem, Mendenhall benefited greatly on outside runs due to the option. Stewart often got to the outside on his own.
I know the combine measurements show Mendenhall is faster with running in a straight line than Stewart, but with the pads on I didn't see that speed translate very well with perimeter runs except when I. Williams was able to hold onto the ball long enough to draw the defense inside before he pitched it to his teammate well along the edge of the defense.
Stewart had arguably the best overall combine numbers when you factor in all of the drills. He had a sick 10'8" long jump, a very solid 36.5" vert, a very solid 4.48 40, and an outstanding 28 reps on the bench.
Stewart had arguably the best overall combine numbers when you factor in all of the drills. He had a sick 10'8" long jump, a very solid 36.5" vert, a very solid 4.48 40, and an outstanding 28 reps on the bench.
Stewart had arguably the best overall combine numbers when you factor in all of the drills. He had a sick 10'8" long jump, a very solid 36.5" vert, a very solid 4.48 40, and an outstanding 28 reps on the bench.
I guess If I'm right, you should get out of those $50.00-100.00 dollar Leagues you play in. 
Or do you play in any High Stakes Leagues? My guess is 'NO'. 
I guess If I'm right, you should get out of those $50.00-100.00 dollar Leagues you play in. 
). The only thing I dislike about Stewart on tape is he becomes a bit stiff once he's at full speed. Watching him in 2006, I struggled to understand why the track speed he had that translated on returns didn't do the same as much from scrimmage. In 2007, it seemed to translate better, but when I took a closer look at the home runs he hit, he almost exclusively went untouched on them. Got the corner before anyone touched him or went up the middle on a perfectly executed play and no one got him. Now, admittedly, this is usually the case when any player breaks a long one, hence why it is a long one, but when you look at more of his runs, you see that some don't go longer b/c, while he gets up to full speed quickly - and that's a great asset, he doesn't have much wiggle once he's there. The intangible thing that bothers me about Stewart is his desire. It's a fine line between being a team player and having a sufficient level of arrogance to demand the ball when you're a star to make the plays that make you a star. So while from a rah-rah perspective, it was nice the way he shared balls w/Johnson until he blew his knee, I just got the feeling Stewart didn't mind not having the pressure of being a feature back, a bit, as well. And then there was Dixon, he was really "the man" on that team. After he went down, the team went on a three-game losing streak (including two very beatable opponents) to end the season after looking like a national championship contender. I hardly blame that on Stewart, but there are undoubtedly guys who step up in those situations to carry their teams, and in this one small example, he did not. In the overall picture it shouldn't cause much concern, I mean look at Peyton Manning and big games in college, but it's all a puzzle until they step on an NFL field and these are just a few minor pieces I saw fitting together regarding intangibles. Anyway, my only point here was to take some of the luster off the shine in thinking Stewart walks on water. I could go on even longer about his positives, which regardless of all this, still clearly points to him as one of the top three RB prospects. I just have him at #3 largely for those reasons compared to Run DMC and Mendenhall.
