The only thing bogus about those stats is that most people do not choose to accept them. They are real, they are not made up. Some people must be seeing Reggie's performance thus far with rose-colored glasses. It's a lot of smoke but no fire.
And as far as Addai and MJD being more traditional in their styles. They're both just as good in the passing game as Reggie is. Just because they don't decoy at slot receiver doesn't mean they can't catch the ball out of the backfield and make magic as well as he can.
And I don't hate Reggie. I think he's a good kid, I'm just simply tired of hamstringing the offense as a whole so that we can include him in the game plan. I understand trying to get what you've paid for, but at some point you just have to realize that even that really big play is maybe a twice a season thing and not worth making sure Reggie gets his touches. I'm just simply saying out loud what everyone is fearing. That he is overrated and not worth the price. Even If I was wrong in expecting him to be a feature back, that's beside the point now. What any of the supporters fail to realize, yet keep harping on is Reggie's explosiveness, his status as a threat or as a weapon. He's not even that. And even if that's what he was drafted for, he has not lived up to that expectation either. The long and the short of it is, he hasn't lived up to many expectations, his own included. Yet people will not acknowledge that even his "weapon" status is in question.
Again, I hope he proves me wrong. I'll eat my crow. The question is. For all those who hate what I'm saying... will you eat yours if I turn out to be right? If this time next year Reggie has another mediocre season behind him, not the result of injuries, just inability to adjust to the pro game, will his unwavering supporters eat their crow? We'll see I guess.
And I'm sorry, but it's not about one person. It's about the entire offense to me. As I said above, it is the insistence that Reggie get his touches that has done more harm than good to this offense, especially last season. It's not an attack on him, it's an observation that he either needs to make the most of his opportunities, or accept an even more limited role. Either way we're screwed if he doesn't produce. We either try and get our money's worth and he doesn't provide the yardage and the scores we need. Or we realize that he can't do it, limit his role as a result, then he's really overpaid. Ultimately, he better get it done this year. I think we can all agree on that.
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