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Does this look familar? 13 carries for 45 yards 3.5 ypc

Blogging the Boys favorite Julian Jones put up his usual numbers for the Seahawks today, and this is with a long of 24 yard.... that means on 12 of those carries he averaged 1.75 yards. Whatever Parcells did to this guy, he sure did it well.

I will take El Gato's 9 carries for 62 yards at 6.9 yards per clip,or T. Choice's 5 carries for 26 yards, a 5.2 yards per carrie average.

To steal a phrase from Grizz.... a hat tip to the offensive line, well, for being offensive.  The right side really seems to be dominant in the rushing game, the left... well they were ok. But we knew that.  I would be interested in what exactly the reason is for that, but I will sleep well tonight regardless.

Good Job fellas.

Edit:

Came accross this on footballoutsiders

True to his 2007 numbers, the only thing Julius Jones appears to be good at is catching the ball out of the backfield. The one long run he got off in this game was a 24-yarder with six minutes left in the game, and that was because the Bills were running that weird “Moving Cow” defense where the front four is milling around instead of setting, and safety Donte Whitner was essentially a defensive tackle. Other than that, he doesn’t look like he could bust a wet paper towel.

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It was really nice to see MB3 toting the load

And not having to watch us essentially lose a down everytime JJ touched the ball. Seriously, it seemed like he fell down anytime a defender even looked at him. Good luck Seattle.

"So you can’t stiff arm at all? What about the throat?"- Marion "Barbarian" Barber

by DC_fan on Sep 7, 2008 9:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Orrr...

Ran into the back of his blockers.

by mleklund on Sep 7, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That Was His Main Problem

His vision was terrible, he looked like he was panicking when he had the ball. Felix looks much better in his first game than did Julius.

by kindablue on Sep 7, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, Felix and choice

are the real deals and JuJo was basically a one season wonder.

by Billito on Sep 7, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that thanksgiving game was sweet

but what the hell happened to that guy?

by slash on Sep 8, 2008 1:06 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm still wondering how...

Julius looked so good his rookie season.

Bourn to Run!

sixersoul

by jsams on Sep 7, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The thing with that game was,

if not for two “long” runs in garbage time, he would have been averaging about .5 per carry. In the fourth quarter, he still had negative yardage.

by Mandmeisterx on Sep 7, 2008 10:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Seahags play badly on the road

They got thoroughly whipped in all phases. But yeah, JuJo was no help. I think BP ruined him. IMO

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003

by APerfectStar on Sep 7, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well I don't know about that

But he was a different RB his rookie year, until he became…RoboRB.

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003

by APerfectStar on Sep 8, 2008 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

never heard of coach ruining an RB

No excuses the guy just isn’t an NFL running back, but he got bad well before everyone figured it out.

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Sep 8, 2008 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well...

…JuJo may get his chance in week #2. Starter Mo Morris sustained a knee injury in the 3rd qtr of yesterday’s loss to Buffalo.

Let’s see how he does next week as the primary ball carrier against the San Francisco 3-4 defense.

"Jerry Jones offers more second chances than a tent revival." -- Kevin Sherrington, The Dallas Morning News

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by silverblue5 on Sep 8, 2008 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

bottled up

Patrick Willis will be stocking him.

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Sep 8, 2008 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

exactly

"Jerry Jones offers more second chances than a tent revival." -- Kevin Sherrington, The Dallas Morning News

www.brainfriednetwork.com [NEWS/SPORTS/FOOTBALL]

by silverblue5 on Sep 8, 2008 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was at JuJo's first game

Ironically against the Browns on Sept.16th 2004 in Dallas.
I must admit that Felix looked alot better in his debut!

You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach

by TrueBlue24 on Sep 8, 2008 9:31 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Jaws had a great comment

“It isn’t the overall rushing average, it is the percentage of times a runner rushes for over 4 yards”.

That is the perfect critique of JuJo. And one I was never able to articulate when arguing with homers pointing out he had 2 of the 5 biggest rushing days in Cowboys history.

by JimmyJohnson on Sep 9, 2008 6:22 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

RoboRB was his best style

JuJo Strengths: Hits hole hard, runs fast to the 2nd level, elusive in open field
JuJo Weaknesses: Can not break the weakest arm tackle, No vision, indecisive in the backfield

Taking into accounts his strengths and weaknesses, the best way to manage JuJo is to tell him where to go. Make him run where the play is designed to create a hole and let him hit that hole fast. That is where he is at his best (assuming nobody gets a hand on him and knocks him down). He is at his worst dancing around the backfield trying to find a hole to run to.

by JimmyJohnson on Sep 9, 2008 6:27 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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