I was wrong about Dexter
by JD in Portland 
, Portland OR, Sunday, October 07, 2018, 08:09 (2563 days ago)
I saw a guy who didn’t seem to focus on the little things and wasn’t nearly the complete back or teammate that Josh Adams was.
I realized he was quick but the predictions that we would be a different team when he came back seemed overblown to me.
We are a different team with Dex. He not only can break one with pure speed but he runs hard and is playing with great purpose. He is doing the little things.
He took his punishment with maturity and is making the most of his opportunity now.
I give both Kelly and Dex credit here.
Right now, we’ve done everything right this year.
I happy for Dexter and glad I was wrong.
He’s grown up before our eyes
by Jay , San Diego, Sunday, October 07, 2018, 08:45 (2563 days ago) @ JD in Portland
It’s a classic redemption story. Supremely talented kid makes mistakes, on the field and off. He gets his playing time limited, and then he gets suspended outright. Which way will he go? Will he keep screwing up, or will he take personal account and get back on the right track? Lots of kids keep spiraling (see Redfield, Max). Some mail it in. Some quit.
Dexter deserves all the credit in the world for his perseverance.
He's a modern day Julius Jones!
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there doesn't seem to be a Ryan Grant equivalent.
Never forget:
![[image]](https://image.ibb.co/gnhJW9/grant_jones.png)
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2003-10-11-pittsburgh.html
Ryan Grant and Julius Jones having roughly equivalent NFL
by Jim (fisherj08) , A Samoan kid's laptop, Sunday, October 07, 2018, 10:41 (2563 days ago) @ Pete
careers is one of the great enduring mysteries of this sport.
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.
good comparison
by Jay , San Diego, Sunday, October 07, 2018, 10:02 (2563 days ago) @ Mark
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He really broke open the game
by Jeff (BGS) , A starter home in suburban Tempe, Sunday, October 07, 2018, 08:38 (2563 days ago) @ JD in Portland
I would almost say "singlehandedly", but there is no "singlehandedly" in football.
Up 17-16. Pinned down on your own 5. Prior four drives for the offense were:
3 plays for -2 yards
1 play, INT
7 plays for 22 yards ending in a fumble
8 plays with a botched punt snap, netting 18 yards on the drive with no punt (effectively a turnover)
One 95 yard run later, the ND is back to a comfortable margin and the stadium goes silent. Next four drives: TD, punt, TD, TD.
His TD run against Stanford wasn't quite the turning point, but it definitely set the tone for the rest of the day.
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At night, the ice weasels come.
VT had no second level on that play
by Jay , San Diego, Sunday, October 07, 2018, 08:49 (2563 days ago) @ Jeff (BGS)
Everybody was up. I guess they were going for a big knockout. Surprise!
The DBs to the playside...
by domer.mq 
, Sunday, October 07, 2018, 10:59 (2563 days ago) @ Jay
Entirely screwed up. Of course, the 2 OL pulling in their direction probably had a lot to do with that. It was a good play call. They hadn't tested the DBs ability to clean up a rushing play until then. Was glad to see it.
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That was his history. A lot of people were wrong
by scriptcomesfirst , Sunday, October 07, 2018, 08:21 (2563 days ago) @ JD in Portland
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