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One of the most divisive backs in fantasy right now, Maurice Jones-Drew is a fantastic athlete whose strength and speed belies his size.
But questions still plague him.
He’s never carried the rock as the featured back, not even in college. As tough as he is, will he wear down if the Jags do use him as the bell cow? Or conversely, will they spell him a bunch with Greg Jones and Rashard Jennings?
MJD should put up nice numbers, especially in a PPR league, but he’s going as the second—in some cases FIRST—running back off the board in some drafts.
I haven’t even gotten to the revamped offensive line, though I think it will be healthy and capable this season. But they'll be rolling out a pair of rookies and, while some of that could be merely from lack of depth, they really collapsed fast in 2008.
In their defense, you can't have what they went through happen and not collapse. Once Richard Collier was shot and paralyzed, the fact they even pulled it together when they did is pretty gutty.
The passing attack appears to also be a big question mark at first glance. But Tory Holt alone is better than anyone on the roster last year, save the departed Matt Jones. The two draft picks of Jake Dillard and Mike Thomas have looked good enough in tees and shorts to allow Dennis Northcutt to be traded.
Still, Garrard seemed to plateau last season and if he cannot get a little more going on, MJD might start finding his running lanes clogged.
While I think Jones-Drew has the talent, there are many questions I have about him. Too many to take him earlier than where he is at five.
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