Whay are so many fans down on Rashad Jennings?

I believe that people just think he is a stop-gap, which he is, and cannot really stay healthy enough to be the feature guy. He isnt really dynamic either, so it is hard to get too excited over his play. He is a solid back, but I wouldn't list him in the Top 20 backs in this league.

Think Jennings has less wear and tear then a normal 31 YO RB , he was a backup most of the time in Jville and Oakland, but is injury prone, i dont think Andre Williams makes unless he has an eye popping preseason and camp. Hes just way too easy to find and tackle.

but this may be his last year with the Giants if one of Darkwa or Perkins emerges for a late season stretch run like AB had.

He is not super fast,super elusive or an amazing pass catcher out of the backfield. However is versatile and reliable when healthy. I personally like the more explosive Darkwa if he can continue to improve his overall game.

wanting better.

He's not going to hold this team back. He won't carry the team or make game changing plays on his own for the most part but he's a good player and he runs hard. He also seems like a really humble dude and he's easy to root for.

The RB rotation was a disaster last year. The carousel made no sense. One guy (usually Jennings) would have a strong series and then get plastered on the sideline for the next 2 and not see the field for an entire quarter. Hopefully a lesson was learned there.

Let him be the lead back and he'll do what we need.

of the Jennings haters. He is still a good RB IMO, and he would have been a lot better if he had the chance to carry it more consistently, and Andre Williams was anywhere but on the Giants. Kuhn was head scratching horrible and Williams is the same way. Please dont let such inexplicably horrible player evaluation continue with this team under McAdoo, These guys who live football 24/7/365 can't see what is obvious to anyone with any level of football understanding: Andre Williams is terrible!!! Shouldn't be on the field outside of all other RBs being incapacitated, and even then I would rather have a UFA rookie from a D 3 school with some speed and a little vision. NO MORE! PLEASE! This Perkins guy might be pretty good, but he's not going to take over the starting role. Darkwa will also be a pretty good player, but Jennings still deserves to be the lead back until proven otherwise.

He was no Spring Chicken when he came to the Giants and did very, very well.
Stir up your memories guys.

Really bright, articulate seemed committed to helping the team win.
No one complained when we had running back by committee name thunder , lightening and rain ...or something like that with Jacobs, bradshaw and Ware.

Comparing a cheap FA pick up to the fourth pick in the draft is just dopey. I don't know how you compare ball players but if you think in relative terms, I think I'd rather have Jennings and the no. 4 pick in the draft than Zeke.

for the playoffs run...

In comment 12947372 grizz299 said:

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Really bright, articulate seemed committed to helping the team win. No one complained when we had running back by committee name thunder , lightening and rain ...or something like that with Jacobs, bradshaw and Ware. Comparing a cheap FA pick up to the fourth pick in the draft is just dopey. I don't know how you compare ball players but if you think in relative terms, I think I'd rather have Jennings and the no. 4 pick in the draft than Zeke.

Earth, wind and fire was was jacobs/bradshaw/ward (Idk if those were their respective nickanmes, but that group). "thunder and lighting" was tiki + dayne (lol 'thunder').

Also, I think the 08 group was much better talent wise, and then boosted by a great line. I also think the current Giants are close to putting that line together. I believe we would have taken Conklin if available, but now that we didn't, I realize that it's better to wait until we find a guy we like long term for the right side that the team likes for 3-4 years before rushing to sign/trade the first viable person (Davis, Slauson), because we are a couple of savvy moves away having an above average talented line develop 3-4 years together to become a unit greater than the sum of their parts...and by extension a few years from potentially having the best line in the league 08 style in a couple years. (no mcnally though so who knows)

They've invested in this unit and I'm excited for them to finish it, and I think that they may just get it to be near dominant right as we enter the last 1-3 seasons of Eli, giving him (and more importantly, us) a chance at that 3rd ring of the Eli era.

In comment 12947108 AP in Halfmoon said:

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In comment 12947059 rocco8112 said: Quote: against the Eagles came when both teams seasons were over. Giants still lost too. Bradshaw did his part. Being critical of that effort seems stupid to me

Good effort no doubt, I just would not get too excited over how he ended last season.

I hope he is a top back this year. In my opinion watching as a fan, his time with the team has been nothing to write home about. Hopefully the o line and team overall improves which could help him raise his game.

Average at best so far.

Make the committee better.

"The Bell Cow" has been slaughtered... it's not necessarily a benefit.

Also ran behind O'Hara crew...

We have John Jerry today

his lack of durability is what caused TC to go with the RB by committee approach in an effort to keep Jennings healthy for the playoff run, which unfortunately never happened

Came to play every week if everyone on the roster
played like he did we may have won a few more games.
His running style tends to lead him to injuries
at 30 he's on the downside of his career .