DWhitehurst Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 28 minutes ago, AlexGreen#20 said: You and I remember this very differently. Fair enough. I don't remember his fumble rate with the Packers, but I had thought it was less with GB? Correct me though if I'm wrong. But it's been awhile, and I don't remember the negatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 3 hours ago, CWood21 said: That's honestly going to be the thing that keeps him from succeeding. If he didn't have the fumble issues in college.... Yeah, the ball-security is just so impactful. I almost feel like especially so in close games where a back is straining to get an extra yard. Obviously Jones fumbled some, particularly in some of the key games (Tampa, San Fran playoff losses). Hopefully Marshawn will limit them to an acceptable level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokieHigh Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Ahman greens fumbling problem was largely due the fact that he always liked to carry the ball in his left hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 1 hour ago, DWhitehurst said: Yes, small hands. Yet he seems to catch the ball well. Reminds me of Ahmad Green, who had fumble issues early on with Seattle, got in Holmgren's doghouse, got traded to GB for Vinson, and fixed that issue, and had a great career with the Packers. I'm confident that it will get addressed by the coaches, hopefully minimize the issue. Green had some terrific years with GB....but I recall him having fumbling problems as well...the primary reason cited (as I recall) was his wearing rubber forearm covers on both arms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 His South Carolina stuff might even be better. More work in traffic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Guy Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I really like this kid, but not gonna lie, I'm going to miss Aaron Jones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 3 hours ago, Leader said: Green had some terrific years with GB....but I recall him having fumbling problems as well...the primary reason cited (as I recall) was his wearing rubber forearm covers on both arms. in his prime Packers years he had: 6, 5, 4, 7, and 7 fumbles. Got hurt in 05 and only had one fumble in 5 games. Returned in 06 with 4 fumbles in 14 games. He averaged 4.25 fumbles per season in Green Bay. He fumbled on 3.7 percent of his carries while with the Packers. Compare that to 0.8% for Ryan Grant, and 1.3% for Aaron Jones. *I didn't count receptions for the total, so it is probably a little better, but not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathstar Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 He sweats profusely too, hyperhidrosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 1 hour ago, incognito_man said: His South Carolina stuff might even be better. More work in traffic His game reminds of the muscle hamster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 3 minutes ago, Spartacus said: His game reminds of the muscle hamster. I get some Pacheco vibes too when he runs angry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFLGURU Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 8 hours ago, thrILL! said: He’s going to be a handful for defenses in December and January. Sure is, I'll be curious to how they use him, and if we'll see any Jacobs and Lloyd both in there in some limited formations. Send one out to the flat on the right, send one out to the left. Lots of stuff they could occasionally do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 16 hours ago, HokieHigh said: 46 carries on 11 games is about a drive a game. Feels right. Less, because he had that game where Jones and Williams were injured and Dillon plowed through the Titans, so he had one start with 20+ carries and 25ish carries through the other 10. Spot duty at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 13 hours ago, DWhitehurst said: Fair enough. I don't remember his fumble rate with the Packers, but I had thought it was less with GB? Correct me though if I'm wrong. But it's been awhile, and I don't remember the negatives. I remember it like you do - Green's issue is that once a player gets a rep as a fumbler (or a guy who has issues with drops, as a WR) EVERY incident is people going "SEE?" even if they get their rate of those incidences at or below league average. MVS is a good recent example, in that in his last season with GB he was dinged for ZERO drops on about 50 targets but people were still complaining about all his drops that season. The problem returned in KC, so I'm not saying it was "fixed" but in a season where he had as few as one can, people were still somehow remembering him dropping the ball in games. Same with Green - he DID have some fumbling issues early, but when you look at the number of fumbles, his workload, and compare it to similar backs, he wasn't putting the ball on the ground at any sort of horrifying level. 2001 for example - he had a similar workload and fumble numbers as Jamal Lewis, Ricky Williams, Travis Henry, Fred Taylor, and Deuce McAllister, all of them having a fumble every 50ish touches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Penske Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 13 hours ago, incognito_man said: His South Carolina stuff might even be better. More work in traffic @1:13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrimiv Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 17 hours ago, DWhitehurst said: Reminds me of Ahmad Green, who had fumble issues early on with Seattle, got in Holmgren's doghouse, got traded to GB for Vinson, and fixed that issue, and had a great career with the Packers. I'm confident that it will get addressed by the coaches, hopefully minimize the issue. Fumbling was actually a huge issue for Green as a Packer. GB just lived with it because the rest of his game was so damn good. In his first 5 seasons as a Packer, Green logged 30 fumbles. That is a crazy high number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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