J Stew to need surgery!!!

[Partial]

He didn't perform well in the cold because McCarthy abandoned the running game. Notice MM stuck to the running game against the 'Hawks and look what Grant did.

I can understand if you don't think he's a playmaker, but if 1,000 yards doesn't qualify you as solid, what does?

You forget that Favre threw for 2 touchdowns and had the playaction working all game long.

1000 yards isn't what it once was, but doing it in 10 games is impressive, I'll give you that.

I hope you're right and he turns into a premiere rusher, but I am not convinced that he is yet. He has shown he is good enough to win when he isn't carrying the load. Next step is to show he is. I know JStewart can do that. I don't know that Grant can.

[The Leaper]

I know JStewart can do that. I don't know that Grant can.

Stewart hasn't even set foot in the NFL yet, but you KNOW he can carry an NFL team? That is a ridiculously stupid comment. Stewart was on a highly talented team for Oregon, so he hardly carried the load himself in college. Translating that to the NFL without any proof is nonsense.

That's not to say that Stewart will fail to be a great NFL RB...but no one KNOWS it at this point. Reggie Bush was supposed to be great. Ki-Jana Carter was supposed to be great. Plenty of RBs have dominated in college, only to struggle in the NFL.

If you weren't convinced that Grant is a very good RB last year in seeing his vision and patience that broke numerous long runs behind a mediocre OL that the rest of the Packer RBs failed miserably behind DESPITE the presence of Favre, you don't have a high level of football knowledge.

[Zool]

I know JStewart can do that. I don't know that Grant can.

Stewart actually showed that his team loses when he's "carrying the load". Check out the game that Dixon went out, and the 2 games following that. Those 3 teams finished the year a combined 20-18. Oregon had one loss going into the Arizona game and lost all 3 games with Dixon out.

You might want to start separating opinions from facts.

[oregonpackfan]

I know JStewart can do that. I don't know that Grant can.

Stewart actually showed that his team loses when he's "carrying the load". Check out the game that Dixon went out, and the 2 games following that. Those 3 teams finished the year a combined 20-18. Oregon had one loss going into the Arizona game and lost all 3 games with Dixon out.

You might want to start separating opinions from facts.

You are correct that the Ducks lost the last 3 games of the season. They did beat South Florida in the Sun Bowl.

To claim that that Oregon still lost despite Stewart "carrying the load" is a disservice to Stewart. Prior to losing Dennis Dixon, the Ducks lost several other crucial players to season-end injuries including receivers Brian Paysinger, Cameron Colvin, co-tailback Jeremiah Johnson, and their starting middle linebacker. When Dixon went down, Stewart was their primary threat on offense.

Those injuries devastated the Ducks, particularly on offense. To his credit, Stewart played through those games with a bad toe.

[Zool]

Mainly I was calling Partial out on his claim about Stewart's ability to carry the load to win games. When Dixon (who was getting tons of Heisman talk at the time) went down, so did their national title hopes. Stewart might very well be a stud, but he didn't carry the team as was previously suggested.