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Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury.
Felix Jones is being charged with the crime of being useless. I'm here to tell you the facts, and only the facts. By the end of these proceedings you the jury will see plainly and clearly that my client, My Jones, is not guilty.
The prosecution is going to use a lot of fancy tricks on this one. They're going to use terms like small sampling and RBBC. Don't let these terms throw you from the facts of the case.
Let's start from the beginning. Felix Jones came into the league in 2008. He is well known to be a RB who has always found himself behind a better talent. His college career was spent behind Darren McFadden, but Felix's talent could not be denied.
The Cowboys saw this talent and used the 22nd pick in the 2008 NFL draft on Felix. He was brought in to be the compliment RB to Marion Barber. The prosecution will like to label his role as change of pace. They will use this term in a negative fashion in an effort to make you believe he is useless.
Felix proved just how useful he is the 1st time he was given the ball. On September 7 in Cleveland, Tony Romo handed it to Felix and he took it for a 22 yard TD. He become the 1st player in NFL history to score on his 1st carry. He finished the day with 9 carries for 62 yards and a TD. Pretty impressive for a rookie change of pace RB.
Then 2 weeks later on September 21 he made it happen again, this time in Green Bay. Felix was given 6 opportunities to carry the ball, and he took 1 of them for a 60 yard TD. He finished the day with 76 yards and a TD.
Fast forward another 2 weeks. Felix was given the rock 9 times and he broke 1 of them for a 33 yard TD. He finished the day with 96 yards and a TD.
Things were going great for the defendant until an injury caught up with him, ending his promising rookie campaign.
In his short time on the field he was incredibly productive. Felix gained 266 yards and scored 3 TDs on 30 carries. His YPC was a staggering 8.9!
Felix was also very effective in the return game. In his 16 returns he mustered 434 yards and a TD. That is an average of 27 YPR. That is good for 6th in the NFL last year.
Ladies and Gentlemen, those are the statistical facts.
Now the prosecution will want to speak in length about the games that Felix did not perform well. Yes, it's true. Felix Jones had what appears on paper to be 2 bad fantasy games. In week 2 against the Eagles he was only given the ball 3 times and only gained 10 yards. This would appear a fantasy disaster. What if I was to tell you that Felix broke a 98 yard TD return in that game though? Would that change your assessment of his fantasy performance?
His other bad game was week 6 against Arizona. Felix only had 3 carries in this game before suffering his season ending injury. Hard to really count that against a player. Injuries happen, and they typically cause a bad fantasy game.
So now you have all the facts of the case before you.
Next I would like to talk about the most important fact in this case. It is called ADP. Currently the ADP attached to Felix Jones is 7.05 in a 12 team league.
Other RBs in this range are Jamal Lewis 7.07, LeRon McClain 7.11, Donald Brown 7.12, Tim Hightower, 7.12, and Darren Sproles 8.01.
You see a trend in these names? With the exception of Jamal Lewis, all of these RBs are in a RBBC and appear to be the #2 option and might also be labeled as change of pace. You may see 1 or 2 of these guys that you might like more than Felix, but it's mostly a matter of personal opinion and implied value.
If it's the middle of the 7th round, your team likely already has 2 RBs, 2 WRs. 1 QB, and 1 TE. Hell, some of you saavy members of the jury may have 2 RBs, 3 WRs, and either 1 TE or 1 QB. If you're spending a pick on Felix in this spot, it's likely that he is not fitting into your starting lineup. You'd be selecting him as a young backup RB who has more upside than most of the others.
My summation of Felix is very simple. He is wrongly on trial for being useless. All the facts of the case point to him being very useful in the time he has been given, and point to even more promising stats in the future. I strongly believe that you members of the Sports Outlaw jury will see these facts and make the correct decision.
God bless.
Felix Jones is being charged with the crime of being useless. I'm here to tell you the facts, and only the facts. By the end of these proceedings you the jury will see plainly and clearly that my client, My Jones, is not guilty.
The prosecution is going to use a lot of fancy tricks on this one. They're going to use terms like small sampling and RBBC. Don't let these terms throw you from the facts of the case.
Let's start from the beginning. Felix Jones came into the league in 2008. He is well known to be a RB who has always found himself behind a better talent. His college career was spent behind Darren McFadden, but Felix's talent could not be denied.
The Cowboys saw this talent and used the 22nd pick in the 2008 NFL draft on Felix. He was brought in to be the compliment RB to Marion Barber. The prosecution will like to label his role as change of pace. They will use this term in a negative fashion in an effort to make you believe he is useless.
Felix proved just how useful he is the 1st time he was given the ball. On September 7 in Cleveland, Tony Romo handed it to Felix and he took it for a 22 yard TD. He become the 1st player in NFL history to score on his 1st carry. He finished the day with 9 carries for 62 yards and a TD. Pretty impressive for a rookie change of pace RB.
Then 2 weeks later on September 21 he made it happen again, this time in Green Bay. Felix was given 6 opportunities to carry the ball, and he took 1 of them for a 60 yard TD. He finished the day with 76 yards and a TD.
Fast forward another 2 weeks. Felix was given the rock 9 times and he broke 1 of them for a 33 yard TD. He finished the day with 96 yards and a TD.
Things were going great for the defendant until an injury caught up with him, ending his promising rookie campaign.
In his short time on the field he was incredibly productive. Felix gained 266 yards and scored 3 TDs on 30 carries. His YPC was a staggering 8.9!
Felix was also very effective in the return game. In his 16 returns he mustered 434 yards and a TD. That is an average of 27 YPR. That is good for 6th in the NFL last year.
Ladies and Gentlemen, those are the statistical facts.
Now the prosecution will want to speak in length about the games that Felix did not perform well. Yes, it's true. Felix Jones had what appears on paper to be 2 bad fantasy games. In week 2 against the Eagles he was only given the ball 3 times and only gained 10 yards. This would appear a fantasy disaster. What if I was to tell you that Felix broke a 98 yard TD return in that game though? Would that change your assessment of his fantasy performance?
His other bad game was week 6 against Arizona. Felix only had 3 carries in this game before suffering his season ending injury. Hard to really count that against a player. Injuries happen, and they typically cause a bad fantasy game.
So now you have all the facts of the case before you.
Next I would like to talk about the most important fact in this case. It is called ADP. Currently the ADP attached to Felix Jones is 7.05 in a 12 team league.
Other RBs in this range are Jamal Lewis 7.07, LeRon McClain 7.11, Donald Brown 7.12, Tim Hightower, 7.12, and Darren Sproles 8.01.
You see a trend in these names? With the exception of Jamal Lewis, all of these RBs are in a RBBC and appear to be the #2 option and might also be labeled as change of pace. You may see 1 or 2 of these guys that you might like more than Felix, but it's mostly a matter of personal opinion and implied value.
If it's the middle of the 7th round, your team likely already has 2 RBs, 2 WRs. 1 QB, and 1 TE. Hell, some of you saavy members of the jury may have 2 RBs, 3 WRs, and either 1 TE or 1 QB. If you're spending a pick on Felix in this spot, it's likely that he is not fitting into your starting lineup. You'd be selecting him as a young backup RB who has more upside than most of the others.
My summation of Felix is very simple. He is wrongly on trial for being useless. All the facts of the case point to him being very useful in the time he has been given, and point to even more promising stats in the future. I strongly believe that you members of the Sports Outlaw jury will see these facts and make the correct decision.
God bless.
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