T-Man Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 He sure didn't look like he was today. He sure carried a load! 37 carries!!! I hope he gets stronger as the year goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarge5121976 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I never understood where that nickname came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfin2000 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I knew he had 98 yards and a TD, but I had no idea it took him 37 carries to get there. That's a pathetic YPC average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Man Posted September 26, 2005 Author Share Posted September 26, 2005 I knew he had 98 yards and a TD, but I had no idea it took him 37 carries to get there. That's a pathetic YPC average. 1021149[/snapback] But considering how little work he got in camp and the pre-season I think he's just now working his way into playing shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrappy1 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I never understood where that nickname came from. 1021061[/snapback] I'm going to go out on a limb and say it came from him missing 24 of his first 64 games in the NFL due to injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I watched the game, and it is obvious to me that Fred is not right. He runs great between the tackles, but the minute he goes outside, the burst is not there. Pearman came in on a couple of plays and it looked like someone running with the turbo button pushed down. I have Fred on one of my FF teams (and I am a Jags homer) so I really want him to be right, trust me. That explosion is just not there. Maybe he will get better as time goes on, but he looks slow off the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfin2000 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I have Fred on one of my FF teams (and I am a Jags homer) so I really want him to be right, trust me. That explosion is just not there. Maybe he will get better as time goes on, but he looks slow off the corner. 1021372[/snapback] I was listening to the post game show on 96.9 and they were saying pretty much the same thing. Hopefully T-Man is right and he's just working his way back into shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrappy1 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I saw the game too, and he did look a step slow, but there are also a couple of things to keep in mind... 1. The Jets Run D isn't bad (despite what KC did to them week 1) 2. Taylor didn't get much work in the preseason coming off his knee surgery, and I think the Jags really wore him down with that kind of workload yesterday. Check out his rushing stats and YPC by quarter yesterday: 1st qtr = 10/33 (3.3 YPC) 2nd qtr = 7/25 (3.6 YPC) 3rd qtr = 10/28 (2.8 YPC) 4th qtr = 7/16 (2.3 YPC) OT = 3/-4 (-1.33 YPC) If he can stay healthy, I'd expect him to get better as he gets more into game shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I'll never forget when he pulled his groin, not even a hand on him, and he just dropped the football, fumbled it away. Since then, he has always bugged me. Pearman looked very good when spelling Fred, I hope he gets his chance this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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