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Haley talked about LJ being a back that needs a lot of carries to get going and then he only gave him 11. LJ needs more carries to get going...simple as that. Haley knows that and he'll have patience. The offensive line is going to need time to gel and get used to playing next to one another. The offense also has to get used to Haley's system, play calling, and rhythm, so it's probably going to take LJ some time to produce.
It's hard to do anything with 11 carries though. Adrian Peterson had 25 yards in the first half against Cleveland and then went off in the 2nd half.
(Yeah yeah I know you can't compare Peterson to LJ, but the point is that you can't give up on a guy just because he isn't ripping off huge runs in the first quarter.)
Plus, we're not going to play B-more's D every week, so LJ should have better days.
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