Brandon Jacobs: The future?
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by user Simms1156
Brandon Jacobs will be taking over the starting runningback for the New York Giants, for this reason many "experts" are predicting the Giants to finish third or fourth in their division this year. The departure of Tiki Barber will hurt the team because a player like Tiki is impossible to completely replace, however; Jacobs will inject the offence with a sense of excitement that can not be measured statistically. When Jacobs gets the ball he punishes defenses and runs with excitement, something Tiki didnt have this past year because his mind was already on being a reporter and making childrens books. I dont blame Tiki for this but Jacobs is young and determined.
A major misconception about Brandon Jacobs is that he is nothing more that a powerback. This is a ridiculous assessment based just on size, the fact that he is 6'4" and 256 lbs would obviously lead most to believe that he is a powerback but this guy is fast if you watch some of his preseason runs you can see his breakaway speed. (This speed is yet to be on display in a real game because of the fact that he was almost exclusively given the ball in short yardage situations) Just look on youtube.com and look up Brandon Jacobs preseason to see his speed. He also runs a verified 4.50 in the 40 yard dash. Also by the 4th quarter teams are not going to want to tackle him anymore after having to drag him down 20-25 times through the first 3 quarters. Jacobs has the fire and desire you like to see in young players which was evident in his interview on cold pizza a few months back, he was quoted as saying "I will be the starting runningback for the Giants this year" when asked about the possibillity of a runningback being brought in to carry the load he responded with "They can bring in whoever they want but they will be paying a backup, I have been guaranteed a chance at the starting job by the coaching staff and I am going to be the starting runningback.
In conclusion I think that Brandon Jacobs is going to bring smashmouth football back to the New York Giants and return them to greatness. So remember when Jacobs is tearing up the leaugue that you heard it here first
