I'm laughing at all these morons who think the BJGE is the "kind of player you let go"
He's the most productive, reliable, hard-nosed back we've had in 7 years.
He never fumbles. He's got a shiftiness that people seemingly don't pay attention to. Excellent vision, hits the hole hard and doesn't quit after contact.
He bounces outside much more often, and much more successfully, than most people claim. He's a decent blocker--he was used as a fullback in 2009--and his hands are getting better every season. If you pay attention, you'll notice him out on passing downs all the time, even running routes split out wide. The Steelers game is a good example of Benny successfully running routes and getting the ball as a receiver.
Benny is a huge part of one of the best passing offenses the Patriots have ever had. If he were keying the defense into our gameplan, which is the most ridiculous criticism I've heard of BJGE so far, somehow I think we would've been less productive than the #1 offense in the NFL. Because Benny is out there on the majority of our snaps.
BJ is definitely not the "one-dimensional" player that Off the Grid keeps claiming he is. Maroney was a one-dimensional player. BJ is a threat that defenses have to respect, because if they don't, he'll run them over all day. We have NOT had a back who could do that in many years.
BJGE is the kind of player who, no matter what he achieves, will always have his success attributed to someone else. He just isn't flashy or attention-grabbing. I mean, what's it going to take for these people?
He had 1,000 yards, and 13 TDs last year, averaging 4.4 ypc. If it's so easy to find just any back like that, then why is he the first one we've had in years?
If he were on another team, we'd all be asking why we didn't sign him when we had the chance.
These people will keep finding some reason to pad their egos and criticize BJGE, because that's what they've done from the minute he was signed to the team. He could post a 1400 yard season next year and they will still call him an average back.
I predict he'll be on the Patriots for many years to come. They'll re-sign him and he'll continue to start for the team.
You don't drop a proven, hard-nosed back who's never fumbled just because you "think" you found some cool dudes in the draft. None of the backs we drafted offers the combination of power, decision-making, and ball-handling that Green-Ellis has, and I'm a fan of those guys.
