As is right now, its split almost 50-50 on carries, except short yardage when MJD is the clear favorite. Today showed what he can do when given the primary role. The only thing is how can he hold up in a 16 game season as a 20-25 carry guy?

Should compliment MJD when he becomes the feature back…I think MJD has it in him, and the longer he can watch the great Freddy T and be tutored under his wing, the more successful he will be in the long term. As long as Freddy T still “has it” then the Jags need to “use it” because that will also prolong MJD’s career in Jax.

with both comments so far. They are carrying half a load each, but I think MJD can easily carry the load of a full season. He is built SOLID and I haven’t seen much damage caused to him and he takes some pretty big hits (but delivers more :)) I’m not sure about Greg Jones being complimentary to MJD. They’re both pounders. But Greg Jones IS a solid back and I never want to see him leave, although I figure he’ll want a chance to start for some team soon. I’m not saying get rid of Taylor, but limit him to maybe 33% as MJD has more big play ability nowadays.

I say MJD is a pounder, but he’s so much more. I think we should coin a new type to describe him. I think he’s a pinballer… he falls/runs backwards/plows/bounces for more yards than anyone ever!

it’s a shame that was it. After Fred went out, between MJD and Greg the defense was on their heels. Just straight forward pounding the rock with no dancing around. Hell, Greg even knocked one guy out of the game for a while. Pinball rocked ‘em today for almost 6 yards a carry and 2 TDs.
 One big ’Mile High Salute’ to you Mr. Jones-Drew, you earned it.

Whats wrong with Talor this year? He has gone back to hesitating before he hits the hole this year like he did a couple years ago. Last year he stopped doing that and just blasted through the line and he had an awsome year . I am not saying bench him or demote him yet because I would much rather have him on our team than to have to play against him but something is wrong with him and somebody needs to fix him.

Freddy should for at least old times sake start. He is still a good back. A great back. But as a slasher, cutter what ever you want to call him he hasn’t been in his element. this is because of the 8 and 9 man fronts that congest and shrink the field. Runners like him need a little more space. That wont happen until we get a stronger more mobile line, which it hasn’t been with Milford Brown playing, and a better down field passing game.
When that happens FT is one of the best in the league, maybe even the best. IMO he still needs to get his carries. Drew is more liable to get hurt if he’s in there too much.
What I did like seeing though was that when Drew was in the game for as long as he was people couldn’t key in on him like they would normally. So effectively it helped mask when he was or wasn’t going to get the ball. Whereas before when he would come into the game he would become our main target and people knew that and therefore reduced the effectiveness of one of our best offensive threats.
If for no other reason this tandem helps ST (it allows MJD to get the ball more often on returns, which also make Spoon more effective)and it helps the Jags front office in negotiations when it comes time to resign and pay him.

as much as I would love to see Fred and MoJo light it up on our next opponent, I think JDR will do what he has been doing after our RBs do great……forget that they exist in the next game. They will probably go back to 6 or 7 carries apiece. I thought after Indi. we would see more awesome running, but Jack musta’ fell and hit his head.

but he nailed it Sunday. With 10:59 left, after David was sacked, Dan said," Something you don’t see everyday is a team protecting a 2 touchdown lead in the 4th quarter, throwing the ball 3 consecutive times."
That was after Drew had almost 90 yards rushing……3 straight passes…. when you need to burn the clock and protect a lead. Pass it around Jack and let everybody have a hit. Holy cow!
Even if you want to blame the offensive coordinator, Jack has the final say, and that was stupid. A better team or the Broncos on a different day will take that opportunity and score and score and win. Bad coaching discisions are like a virus. You don’t see it until it kills you.

I want the Jags to get him to the pro bowl again before he retires.

I loved the passing on 1st down. I always feel that when im Watching Garrard drop back on 1st down, He’s gonna get a big chunk of yards and create something. Koetter’s play calling has been good. Keep doing the 1st down passes. However, on that pass,pass,sack series, if we had done run,run,run, you all know we would be on here bitching about how we ran into the jumbled up line 3 straight times and got 3 yards. I think that our downfall in the past in some games has been not being aggressive w/ the lead, then punt, let our defense fail (in previous years), and we find ourselves in trouble. Thats why I agree with Koetter. gO jAGS! wHAT AM i GONNA DO THIS WEEKEND?

Fred deserves a super bowl ring with this team, then should retire the next year.

I was very happy to see the Jags throwing the ball on first downs instead of doing the predictable run on first down like they have always done since Jack Del Rio took over as coach. I understand the Jags identity is a run the ball offense and stop the run defense but I hate the Jags first play in the game always being a run up the middle. I don’t know about Koetter’s college career but when he came to the Jags he was touted as a big play passing coach wasn’t he? I like the way he mixed it up this game, hopefully it will continue. Go Jags!