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Originally Posted by infantrycak
Seems funny to me that Cowboys fans would be excited to get an aging RB who has lost a step and averaged 3.3 ypc after getting rid of an aging RB who had lost a step and averaged 3.8 ypc.
Eddie George 2003
2003 Tennessee Titans 16 Games 16 GS 312 Carries 1031 yds 3.3 ypc 27 Long 5 Td's 2 20+ 52 1st downs 22 rec. 163 yds
Emmitt Smith 2002
2002 Dallas Cowboys 16 Games 16 GS 254 Carries 975 yds 3.8 ypc 30 Long 5 TD's 5 20+yds 48 1st Downs 16 rec. 89 yds
So let me see, Emmitt had better ypc and was more of a threat to break longer runs--sure does make sense to me.
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He's a great "safety net" so to speak for Julius Jones.