JAG is not an insult. JAG means there are a lot of guys you can get that from.
There are a lot of guys who could have a nice day running the ball in the 4th pre-season game.
There are a lot of guys who could have gained 4ypc as the primnary back against the Bills awful defense, and run 48-170, a 3.5 average in the rest of his season.
I know he's "Our JAG" and we want to root for him, but frankly, if we need a 5th RB off the waiver wire, a practice squad of the unemployment line at some point this season, we will have 20 or more like players to choose from.
Exactly, JAG isn't an insult. JAGs are NFL-caliber players. In most cases, it's the type of guy that, if you have injuries, you plug him in and he fills in capably enough that you can hold things together.
Look at last night's game- there were a whole lot of stars that won't be on NFL rosters this time tomorrow. I watched Gary Russell come in for Oakland and steamroll over Seattle's D, en route to 12/59 (4.9 YPC), 2 TDs, and some slick runs.
Danny Woodhead had 18 carries for 158 yards and 2 TD, Tristan Davis got 92 yards and a TD on 3 carries, Aaron Brown got 56 yards on 11 carries, Aveion Cason got 40 yards on 6 carries, Patrick Cobbs got 54 yards and a TD on 9 carries, Dantrell Savage got 73 yards on 4 carries, Mike Goodson got 79 yards on 15 carries, Isaac Redman got 79 yards on 12 carries, DeDe Dorsey 68 yards on 13 carries, Brian Leonard got 64 yards and a TD on 9 carries, James Johnson got 55 yards on 11 carries, Bernard Scott got 43 yards on 5 carries, Allen Patrick got 50 yards on 8 carries. All of these guys had really good games, and they probably all have fans waking up this morning saying 'how can we cut this guy?' But most of them will get cut tomorrow.
Every year, a bunch of RBs do well in the fourth game of the preseason, and most of them get cut anyways. Why? Because no matter how well he does playing against third and fourth stringers out there, there's still a reason why he's even getting a lot of touches in the fourth game in the first place. The RBs whose roster spots are secure, and who are expected to contribute to the team significantly don't play at all.
Maybe BJGE played his way into a roster spot. I like the guy, and wouldn't mind it. Honestly, if Morris' injury is looking like it might be a nagging one, then I wouldn't be at all surprised if he ends up being the odd RB out, especially if BB decides that Maroney and Taylor are good to go as 1/2 and he wants the other RB to contribute more in special teams and pass-blocking. To think that last night makes BJGE a slam-dunk, though, just doesn't make sense. If anything, I'm a little worried that, prior to that last drive, we were looking at a sub-3.5 YPC. All of those guys that I listed above were at 5.0 YPC or up, so even after he busted the long one, BJGE is still well them. The only way in which he stands out from that crowd is that he got a full workload, and I'm honestly not sure that that's a good sign.