LJ on the hot seat?

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Originally Posted by GoHuge39

I am left wondering after yesterday what exactly it was LJ was trying to pounce on the ground. He'd take two steps and dive at something on the ground. Was like my lab puppy when I throw a doggy treat in the grass. WTF was on the ground that would make a Pro Bowl RB quit running and just dive for the turf? He did it over 5 times!!!

I've been very critical of LJ for a couple of years now. As recently as the Baltimore game, I was convinced that LJ was a lost cause. But I've seen more effort from him in the last two games (Oakland and NYG, I didn't see the Philly game) than I've seen in a while. The dives you are talking about were examples of LJ taking a couple of extra yards at the end of each run that he hadn't been getting before. He was going down either way, it's just a matter of trying to get a couple extra or letting himself be taken backward instead. I agree with GoChiefs on this one.