I mean, is it really a mystery?

by Chris (HCC) , Paradise, Monday, October 08, 2018, 11:58 (2562 days ago) @ Jim (fisherj08)
edited by Chris (HCC), Monday, October 08, 2018, 20:34

Julius Jones was drafted by Yosemite Sam and played in the dying days of the Bill Parcells Reunion Tour (plus a year under Wade Phillips), before being picked up by the Seahawks and playing under two truly awful squads coached by Holmgren and Mora. JJ played behind some good lines, but spent two and a half years in offenses led by Vinny Testaverde and Drew Bledsoe before Tony Romo got going.

On the other hand, Ryan Grant was picked up by the Packers and enjoyed the last year of Favre before Aaron Rodgers began his rule (long may he reign). The lines were pretty good, and the QBs were who they were. Hell when Grant got hurt they were able to reanimate the corpse of Ahman Green and squeeze some yards out of him. For a time back then, it felt like the Packers could plug in any decentish back and get production (see Green, Ahman; Jackson, Brandon; Gato, Samkon).

I guess to me the talent differential just all comes out in the wash when you have one guy in a better situation/system.