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Ronnie Brown is certainly not a bust.
As a friend of mine who owns Thoroughbred racehorses said, "You can't be great if you can't run", meaning that it doesn't matter how fast a horse is if it's not sound (ie, healthy) enough to race. That goes for football players, too. They can't be great if they can't get on the field.
I dont mean bust as in completely useless like Reggie Bush but a bust as in he didnt meet expectations. Being taken #2 he should be averaging over 1000 yards a year, look at AP in Minny. Ronnies only toppled it once and barely albeit (2006 - 1,008 yards). I know hes a beast and hes semi productive but lets be honest he has not produced like a #2 overall pick should. On top of that hes been injury riddled every season. We should feel damn lucky that Ricky came back otherwise our ground game would rely on Ronnie alone, until hes lost for the year that is. Then Hilliard and Cobbs would carry us, could you imagine that? This isnt a hate Ronnie thread, more like be realistic about Ronnie. Thoughts?
You make a good point. Brown and Williams have teamed very well and Brown would have to stay healthy AND be featured more often to get the numbers that Madisonfan is probably expecting.Ronnie (when healthy) is SOLID by all accounts.He's just not an elite back.There's only afew of those anymore.These two-headed running attacks take "ELITE" out of the conversation.
As a friend of mine who owns Thoroughbred racehorses said, "You can't be great if you can't run", meaning that it doesn't matter how fast a horse is if it's not sound (ie, healthy) enough to race. That goes for football players, too. They can't be great if they can't get on the field.
By that logic Tom Brady is a bust too.
Without ronnie and his ability to run the wildcat there is no way we go 11-5 in 08 to make the playoffs
Aaron Rodgers maybe, but would he have been the same QB he is today without all those years of learning behind Favre?