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Tim Hightower
2008 Stats
ATT YDS AVG TD AVG DRAFT
143 399 2.8 10 118.5
2009 Schedule
San Fransisco
@Jacksonville
Indianapolis
Houston
@Seattle
@New York
Carolina
@Chicago
Seattle
@St. Louis
@Tennessee
Minnesota
@San Fransisco
@Detroit
St. Louis
Green Bay
Out: Edgerrin James
In: Beanie Wells; Larod Stephens-Howling
The first time you watched Old School I'm going to guess you or someone you were with said, "Oh man, the cowbell guy is funny. He should get his own movie."
Don't feel bad, we all thought this.
Then Will Ferrell, the cowbell guy, got his own movies and they were good. . .
At first.
Then the next 1,500 movies sucked because everyone had gotten used to his schtick, and we realized he was better used sparingly at certain spots.
That's Tim Hightower in a nutshell. He is the NFL's Will Ferrell.
Throughout the first 7-8 games of the NFL season, we saw Hightower snatch touchdown after touchdown and wished he would just get the start.
Then he finally did and we realized he was only good at the goal line.
Thankfully, the Cardinals coaches did as well and placed Edgerrin James back in the starting lineup.
Good news: Edgerrin James is now gone.
Bad News: The Cardinals spent first and seventh round picks on running backs.
Worse News: The Cardinals schedule. Look at the killer run defenses lined up:
Minnesota Vikings: Rank No. 1, 76.9 rushing yards allowed per game
Chicago Bears: Rank No. 5, 93.5 rushing yards allowed per game
Tennessee Titans: Rank No. 6, 93.9 rushing yards allowed per game
New York Giants: Rank No. 9, 95.8 rushing yards allowed per game
San Fransisco 49ers: Rank No. 13, 106.8 rushing yards allowed per game
Jacksonville Jaguars:Rank No. 13, 106.8 rushing yards allowed per game
If you're keeping count that's six teams in the top 13 of run defense, four in the top 10, two in the top five, and the number one overall run defense.
Toss in the simple fact that no team drafts a running back in the first round if they feel comfortable with the one they've got, and you have a bad situation for Mr. Hightower this season.
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