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I'm the Man in the Box
This is an excerpt from his monday NFL review...(i.e. not the whole article...)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2209018
Brown running past Cadillac
To no one's surprise, a former Auburn tailback, a big-time talent chosen among the top five picks in the draft, leads all NFL rookies in rushing yards after the first eight weeks of the season. It might surprise some, however, to discover that the rookie in question is Ronnie Brown of the Miami Dolphins, not the Tampa Bay Bucs' Carnell "Cadillac" Williams.
Williams
We haven't changed our mind that Williams, an intriguing blend of deceptive power and jaw-dropping explosiveness, was the best rookie we saw firsthand at any offensive position in any of the 15 training camps we visited this summer. And through the first three weeks of the season, the workhorse Williams, who carried the ball 88 times for 434 yards and two touchdowns in that span, was on pace for one of the all-time great debut campaigns. But the workload imposed upon him caught up to Williams and, largely because of injuries, his total for the past four games is 24 attempts for a paltry 33 yards. Williams missed two of those games, of course, to various lower-body ailments.
But his return to the field on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, after having been sidelined for two weeks, hardly demonstrated that the fifth overall pick in the 2005 draft is fully rehabilitated. Williams carried 13 times for 20 yards. He had just two carries for more than four yards, one for more than five yards, and five of his 13 attempts netted minus yardage. Nine rushes went for one yard or less. In his last two appearances, 19 of Williams' 24 carries netted two yards or less and 15 of them went for one yard or less, with eight of them for losses. His longest run in those two games was for 15 yards, this after having five explosive plays -- runs of 20 yards or more -- in his first three outings.
Williams didn't make it through the entire Oct. 2 victory over the Detroit Lions, his last appearance before returning Sunday from injuries, and he wasn't on the field for the fourth quarter of the loss at San Francisco. Perhaps it wouldn't have mattered, since the Bucs, trailing 12-3 after three quarters, ran only one running play in the final period. Even after closing the deficit to 12-10, Tampa Bay finished the game with seven straight pass plays.
Brown
As for Ronnie Brown, well, he's played in all seven of Miami's games and now has more carries (114-112), rushing yards (544-467) and touchdowns (three-two) than his former Auburn teammate. After starting slowly, Brown, the second overall pick in the draft, has now rushed for 95 yards or more in four of his last five games. In that stretch, Brown has carried 80 times for 452 yards, an impressive 5.65-yard average. Even factoring in his first two games, Brown is averaging 4.8 yards per carry. He has demonstrated that he can pound the ball inside and can also make the home-run play (with runs of 28, 35, 58 and 65 yards). Most important is that Brown has stayed away from the bumps and the bruises that plague every back and thus has been able to line up every week.
There's an old league adage that "you can't help the club when you're in the tub." It's not Williams' fault that he has spent more time in the garage, actually in the whirlpool, than on the field lately. But while The Cadillac has been up on blocks most of the past month, his onetime Auburn running mate has zipped past him for the rookie rushing lead and maybe into the favorite's spot for offensive rookie of the year honors.
Basically he states everything that we covered today..Hmmm has he been logging on again?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2209018
Brown running past Cadillac
To no one's surprise, a former Auburn tailback, a big-time talent chosen among the top five picks in the draft, leads all NFL rookies in rushing yards after the first eight weeks of the season. It might surprise some, however, to discover that the rookie in question is Ronnie Brown of the Miami Dolphins, not the Tampa Bay Bucs' Carnell "Cadillac" Williams.
Williams
But his return to the field on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, after having been sidelined for two weeks, hardly demonstrated that the fifth overall pick in the 2005 draft is fully rehabilitated. Williams carried 13 times for 20 yards. He had just two carries for more than four yards, one for more than five yards, and five of his 13 attempts netted minus yardage. Nine rushes went for one yard or less. In his last two appearances, 19 of Williams' 24 carries netted two yards or less and 15 of them went for one yard or less, with eight of them for losses. His longest run in those two games was for 15 yards, this after having five explosive plays -- runs of 20 yards or more -- in his first three outings.
Williams didn't make it through the entire Oct. 2 victory over the Detroit Lions, his last appearance before returning Sunday from injuries, and he wasn't on the field for the fourth quarter of the loss at San Francisco. Perhaps it wouldn't have mattered, since the Bucs, trailing 12-3 after three quarters, ran only one running play in the final period. Even after closing the deficit to 12-10, Tampa Bay finished the game with seven straight pass plays.
Brown
There's an old league adage that "you can't help the club when you're in the tub." It's not Williams' fault that he has spent more time in the garage, actually in the whirlpool, than on the field lately. But while The Cadillac has been up on blocks most of the past month, his onetime Auburn running mate has zipped past him for the rookie rushing lead and maybe into the favorite's spot for offensive rookie of the year honors.
Basically he states everything that we covered today..Hmmm has he been logging on again?
