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12	'08	'07	'06
Games	16	15	16
Attempts	197	167	166
Rushing Yards	824	768	941
100 Yard Games	2	2	3
Receptions	62	40	46
Receiving Yards	565	407	436
Total TDs	14	9	15

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Season Schedule

Week 1 - Sep 07

JAC 10 @ TEN 17

5 rushes

13 rush yards

0 TDs

4 receptions

37 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 2 - Sep 14

BUF 20 @ JAC 16

7 rushes

17 rush yards

1 TDs

3 receptions

25 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 3 - Sep 21

JAC 23 @ IND 21

19 rushes

107 rush yards

1 TDs

4 receptions

59 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 4 - Sep 28

HOU 27 @ JAC 30

7 rushes

32 rush yards

0 TDs

2 receptions

17 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 5 - Oct 05

PIT 26 @ JAC 21

5 rushes

7 rush yards

1 TDs

6 receptions

23 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 6 - Oct 12

JAC 24 @ DEN 17

22 rushes

125 rush yards

2 TDs

2 receptions

23 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 8 - Oct 26

CLE 23 @ JAC 17

12 rushes

29 rush yards

0 TDs

3 receptions

19 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 9 - Nov 02

JAC 19 @ CIN 21

10 rushes

33 rush yards

1 TDs

2 receptions

29 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 10 - Nov 09

JAC 38 @ DET 14

11 rushes

70 rush yards

3 TDs

2 receptions

21 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 11 - Nov 16

TEN 24 @ JAC 14

17 rushes

66 rush yards

2 TDs

3 receptions

27 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 12 - Nov 23

MIN 30 @ JAC 12

3 rushes

4 rush yards

0 TDs

9 receptions

113 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 13 - Dec 01

JAC 17 @ HOU 30

12 rushes

49 rush yards

0 TDs

3 receptions

22 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 14 - Dec 07

JAC 10 @ CHI 23

12 rushes

55 rush yards

0 TDs

7 receptions

47 rec yards

1 TDs
Week 15 - Dec 14

GB 16 @ JAC 20

12 rushes

48 rush yards

1 TDs

4 receptions

22 rec yards

1 TDs
Week 17 - Dec 28

JAC 7 @ BAL 27

23 rushes

78 rush yards

0 TDs

1 receptions

10 rec yards

0 TDs

Week 1 - Sep 09

TEN 13 @ JAC 10

7 rushes

32 rush yards

0 TDs

3 receptions

28 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 2 - Sep 16

ATL 7 @ JAC 13

11 rushes

31 rush yards

0 TDs

1 receptions

10 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 3 - Sep 23

JAC 23 @ DEN 14

15 rushes

37 rush yards

0 TDs

2 receptions

18 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 5 - Oct 07

JAC 17 @ KC 7

9 rushes

82 rush yards

1 TDs

3 receptions

30 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 6 - Oct 14

HOU 17 @ JAC 37

12 rushes

125 rush yards

2 TDs

4 receptions

59 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 7 - Oct 22

IND 29 @ JAC 7

13 rushes

52 rush yards

1 TDs

3 receptions

17 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 8 - Oct 28

JAC 24 @ TB 23

10 rushes

48 rush yards

0 TDs

2 receptions

14 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 9 - Nov 04

JAC 24 @ NO 41

5 rushes

28 rush yards

0 TDs

2 receptions

31 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 10 - Nov 11

JAC 28 @ TEN 13

19 rushes

101 rush yards

1 TDs

3 receptions

28 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 11 - Nov 18

SD 17 @ JAC 24

12 rushes

33 rush yards

1 TDs

1 receptions

4 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 12 - Nov 25

BUF 14 @ JAC 36

10 rushes

10 rush yards

1 TDs

2 receptions

16 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 13 - Dec 02

JAC 25 @ IND 28

11 rushes

52 rush yards

1 TDs

1 receptions

5 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 14 - Dec 09

CAR 6 @ JAC 37

11 rushes

24 rush yards

0 TDs

2 receptions

21 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 15 - Dec 16

JAC 29 @ PIT 22

12 rushes

69 rush yards

0 TDs

5 receptions

30 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 16 - Dec 23

OAK 11 @ JAC 49

10 rushes

44 rush yards

1 TDs

6 receptions

96 rec yards

0 TDs

Week 1 - Sep 10

DAL 17 @ JAC 24

2 rushes

8 rush yards

0 TDs

receptions

rec yards

TDs
Week 2 - Sep 18

PIT 0 @ JAC 9

2 rushes

4 rush yards

0 TDs

2 receptions

6 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 3 - Sep 24

JAC 14 @ IND 21

13 rushes

103 rush yards

0 TDs

4 receptions

32 rec yards

1 TDs
Week 4 - Oct 01

JAC 30 @ WAS 36

3 rushes

3 rush yards

0 TDs

3 receptions

53 rec yards

1 TDs
Week 5 - Oct 08

NYJ 0 @ JAC 41

13 rushes

59 rush yards

2 TDs

receptions

rec yards

TDs
Week 7 - Oct 22

JAC 7 @ HOU 27

8 rushes

10 rush yards

1 TDs

7 receptions

58 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 8 - Oct 29

JAC 13 @ PHI 6

21 rushes

77 rush yards

0 TDs

3 receptions

20 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 9 - Nov 05

TEN 7 @ JAC 37

8 rushes

56 rush yards

0 TDs

2 receptions

29 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 10 - Nov 12

HOU 13 @ JAC 10

3 rushes

11 rush yards

1 TDs

4 receptions

56 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 11 - Nov 20

NYG 10 @ JAC 26

9 rushes

45 rush yards

1 TDs

2 receptions

16 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 12 - Nov 26

JAC 24 @ BUF 27

8 rushes

78 rush yards

1 TDs

5 receptions

47 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 13 - Dec 03

JAC 24 @ MIA 10

5 rushes

46 rush yards

1 TDs

receptions

rec yards

TDs
Week 14 - Dec 10

IND 17 @ JAC 44

15 rushes

166 rush yards

2 TDs

1 receptions

15 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 15 - Dec 17

JAC 17 @ TEN 24

25 rushes

98 rush yards

1 TDs

3 receptions

47 rec yards

0 TDs
Week 16 - Dec 24

NE 24 @ JAC 21

19 rushes

131 rush yards

2 TDs

6 receptions

41 rec yards

0 TDs

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career stats

Maurice Jones-Drew

Jacksonville Jaguars

Birth of the Genuine

MJD (not to be confused with the original cold-filtered draft beer in a can, MGD) is the most jaw- dropping and eye-popping running back to watch since Barry Sanders was breaking ankles back in the Silverdome. Detroit fans and Barry loyalists, be clear, we’re not saying MJD is better than Barry – but we think he will be – put that in your pipe and smoke it! Kidding aside, we ARE saying he’s a Christie Canyon droopy good time to watch on a weekly basis, and there hasn’t been anyone like him since. Chris “blinks-a-lot” Collinsworth recently professed about MJD “It’s like trying to tackle a bowling ball, how do you get him down?” Speaking of bowling…..Hey Shawn, is it any fun pretending to be a pin?

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MJD vs Barry?

Is it too early to begin the MJD/Barry comparisons? Of course, Barry is among the best running backs ever. They don’t really have a ton in common, but the similarities are there. MJD runs with more power and seems to be more of a load while Barry was a bit faster and more elusive. Barry averaged 5.5 yards per touch during his first three years in the league. Thru three seasons, but on 25% less touches, MJD is averaging 5.8 yards per touch. They were the same age when they entered the league (21). Here is an obscure but coincidental stat… both of their yards per rush attempt decreased over each of their first three years.

barry sanders vs MJD

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TD Machine

MAURICE JONES-DREW HAS 40 TDS IN 47 GAMES PLAYED.

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Not So Full Load

Fred Taylor has finally been given the pink slip. MJD has yet to carry a full load in the NFL. 10-15 carries per game is night and day to its counterpart 20-24 carries per game. Marion Barber made this transition last year unsuccessfully, but MJD is infinitely more talented in all aspects of the position, so we aren’t sweating that. Nonetheless, there is something to be said about seeing your workload increase 25-30% each week over a 16 game season. The Jags announced early in the off-season that MJD will no longer be returning kicks, so owners need not cringe on every kickoff.

While MJD has never been the featured back, we have seen glimpses of what he can do when given the opportunity:

’08 - In four games of 18+ carries, he toted the ball 84 times for 346 yards and 5 total TDs against great teams (Baltimore, Denver, and two vs. the Colts).

’07 - He had only one game of 18+ carries whereby he ripped Tennessee for 101 yards and a score.

’06 - He carried the ball 18+ times in three games racking up 306 yards on 65 carries and 3 rushing TDs.

With Taylor gone and the increased touches, we think MJD is about to elevate from Bruce Banner to the Incredible Hulk.

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Entertainment Weekly

Not convinced that MJD is one big round ball of joy on Sundays? The most since Barry retired (prematurely)? Let’s take an inventory of the top RBs since then:

Terrell Davis - Product of the Shanny chop block system at its peak.

Shaun Alexander - He was a vanilla runner that benefited greatly from that Seattle All-Pro offensive line (Walter Jones, Steve Hutchison).

Priest Holmes - Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. He had the heart of a gnat, and the hip of a geriatric, making his career by punching TD’s in from the one yard line in Vermeil’s RB friendly system.

Marshall Faulk - Very talented, great natural instinct for waiting for plays to develop before hitting the hole, but again, it was Vermeil’s system, and in a dome. Faulk was a stud, don’t get us wrong.

LT - He was fun to watch for a few years, but he is on the downside of his career. He even professed openly that he doesn’t love playing the game. Thanks for the memories, putz.

Edgerrin James - Very productive back, but his legacy was tarnished a little more each time a no-name Colt backup stepped in for him and ripped off 100-yard games (James Mungro, the other Ricky Williams, Dominic Rhodes).

Larry Johnson – Another product of a system and seemed to lose heart and interest after cashing in. There has never been anything electrifying about his game.

There is something more electrifying about MJD, though. Think bowling ball… but with legs.

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2009 Fantasy Outlook

We absolutely LOVE the human “bowling ball” in ’09 but he does not come without some yellow flags to consider. His QB situation is sketchy with the non-prolific David Garrard under center and then Todd Bouman backing him up. The offensive scheme changes that Dirk Koetter brought in ’07 have resulted in a lower rush YPA in consecutive years, and then there is the unknown of whether MJD can handle a full season of carries. We see AP and Turner’s touches going down some but they both should still be taken ahead of MJD at this point.

Let us not forget that despite splitting carries with Taylor, MJD has produced as a bona-fide starting fantasy RB in the league over his first three years.

Fantasy Point Ranking (6 pt TDs and 1 pt per 10 yards) over his first three years:
’08 – 216 points - ranked 9th
’07 – 166 points - ranked 13th
’06 – 225 points - ranked 7th

His touches will increase dramatically in ’09. It is so tempting to make this “destroyer of pins” the first pick overall. However AP and Turner still have low mileage and are proven league leaders. Make MJD the 3rd RB off your draft board. We will add, if you are sitting there with the 1st overall pick mulling things over, and you’re thirsty and call out for a ”MGD”, to which your league commissioner hears “MJD” and takes that as your official pick, don’t try and take it back – it was meant to be.

who's the #1

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Contract

MJD signed a five-year contract worth $30.95 million in April of this past off-season. The deal contained $17.5 million guaranteed, a $9 million signing bonus (along with his base salaries in years one and two), and leaves the possibility of another $1.8 million through incentives. The breakdown is as follows:

2009 - $4.1 million

2010 - $4.4 million

2011 - $4.05 million

2012 - $4.45 million

2013 - $4.95 million

2014 - Free Agent

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Handcuff

Chauncey Washington – The 2nd year RB is worth an end-of-your-draft pick to cuff to MJD.

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In The Huddle

Offensive Line

Offensive Scheme

Major Off-Season Moves

2009 NFL Draft

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Strength of Schedule

Jacksonville Jaguars

Rank #22 vs. Rush

Rank #19 vs. Pass

1=Toughest 32=Easiest

View Overall Strength of Schedule Chart

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Injury Report

Green

No seven-ten splits with this guy. Draft him at will.

Fantasy Playoffs

		Carries	Rush Yards	Rush TDs	Reception Yards	Reception TDs	Receptions Total
2008	Week 14	12	55	0	47	1	7
	Week 15	12	48	1	22	1	4
	Week 17	23	78	0	10	0	1
2007	Week 14	11	24	0	21	0	2
	Week 15	12	69	0	30	0	5
	Week 16	10	44	1	96	0	6
2006	Week 14	15	166	2	15	0	1
	Week 15	25	98	1	47	0	3
	Week 16	19	131	2	41	0	6

Games 1-8 vs. 9-16

		1-8	9-16
2008	Carries	87	110
	Rush Yards	363	461
	Rush Touchdowns	6	6
	Reception Yards	232	333
	Reception Touchdowns	0	2
	Receptions Total	26	36
2007	Carries	77	90
	Rush Yards	407	361
	Rush Touchdowns	4	5
	Reception Yards	176	231
	Reception Touchdowns	0	0
	Receptions Total	18	22
2006	Carries	62	104
	Rush Yards	264	677
	Rush Touchdowns	3	10
	Reception Yards	169	267
	Reception Touchdowns	2	0
	Receptions Total	19	27

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Birth of the Genuine
MJD vs Barry?
TD Machine
Not So Full Load
Entertainment Weekly
2009 Fantasy Outlook
Contract

Handcuff
In The Huddle
Strength of Schedule
Injury Report
Fantasy Playoff Stats
Games 1-8 vs. 9-16

Breaking News

MJD good to go for Thursday night football expand +

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) practiced in full on Wednesday and is good to go for the game against the Colts on Thursday night.

Pyro's Take:

The Jags will likely try to play a little ball-control against the high-scoring Colts tonight, so expect MJD to get plenty of action. He's a nice RB1 for your fantasy football team in Week 15.

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Source: www.jaguars.com

11:30 AM, 12.17.09

MJD full participant at practice Tuesday expand +

As expected, Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) was a full participant in practice on Tuesday.

Pyro's Take:

Indy is nothing special against the run, but the Jags will likely be playing catchup the whole game, so MJD might not get as many touches out of the backfield as you would like in your fantasy football playoffs.

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Source: www.jaguars.com

06:15 PM, 12.15.09

MJD fine for Sunday's game expand +

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) went through a full practice on Friday and is listed as probable for the game on Sunday.

Pyro's Take:

MJD will be playing and should be a nice RB1 for your fantasy football team this weekend.

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Source: twitter.com

04:45 PM, 12.11.09

MJD returns to full practice today expand +

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) was a full participant at practice on Thursday and is expected to start as usual against the Dolphins this weekend.

Pyro's Take:

MJD, as usual, is a fine RB1 for your fantasy football team this weekend. No worries about the injury as the team is just resting their star back.

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Source: www.jaguars.com

05:15 PM, 12.10.09

MJD given the day off on Wednesday expand +

The Jaguars decided to give their star running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) the day off on Wednesday to rest.

Pyro's Take:

If the season ended today, the Jags would make the playoffs, so they need MJD to be rested for the stretch run if they want to hold onto that position. As always, the human bowling ball is a RB1 on your fantasy football team this week and should be started in all formats.

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Source: twitter.com

10:15 AM, 12.10.09

MJD probable for Sunday's game expand +

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) is being listed as probable on the team's Week 13 injury report.

Pyro's Take:

MJD is playing, and you should be playing him too. He's our number one fantasy football RB this week.

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Source: twitter.com

04:30 PM, 12.04.09

MJD practices in full on Thursday expand +

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) went through a full practice on Thursday after getting the previous day off to rest.

Pyro's Take:

There was never a doubt that MJD was fine, so if you took him out of your fantasy football lineup for any reason, slap yourself and get him back in there.

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Source: twitter.com

10:45 AM, 12.04.09

Jones-Drew skips Wednesday practice expand +

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) sat out practice on Wednesday but is fully expected to play this weekend.

Pyro's Take:

The Jags have been resting the human bowling ball the past couple of weeks in order to keep him fresh for the entirety of the season. He'll once again make a nice RB1 on your fantasy football team this week going up against the Texans rush D.

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Source: twitter.com

12:45 PM, 12.02.09

Jones-Drew just fine, ready for Sunday expand +

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) was at practice again Friday and is being listed as probable on the Week 12 injury report.

Pyro's Take:

The little bowling ball is just fine and ready to roll as a RB1 on your fantasy football team this weekend.

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Source: twitter.com

12:45 PM, 11.27.09

MJD comes back to practice on Thursday expand +

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) returned to a full practice on Thursday.

Pyro's Take:

MJD looks ready to go and should be a great RB1 for your fantasy football team this week going up against a 49ers defense that seems to be slowing down a bit lately.

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Source: www.jaguars.com

02:00 PM, 11.26.09

Jones-Drew probable for this weekend expand +

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) is being listed as probable on the team's injury report for Week 10.

Pyro's Take:

MJD will play, and though it's a tough match-up against the Jets, he should without a doubt be in your starting fantasy football lineup no matter the format.

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Source: twitter.com

11:15 AM, 11.13.09

MJD will get more carries going forward expand +

After coming under some serious heat for not getting running back Maurice Jones-Drew the ball more on Sunday, Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio decided to take away QB David Garrard's ability to call audibles on run plays for the time being.
"We took that privilege away or that ability away and said, 'Look, just hand it to him and let him run the ball,'" Del Rio said.

Pyro's Take:

Del Rio is on a serious hot seat right now and is looking to deflect blame away from his ineptitude. MJD had 8 carries for 177 yards, yet should be getting the ball at least 15-20 times a game. There's no way Garrard audibled off of 7+ running plays Jack. Nice try.
Look for MJD to be a prominent fantasy football RB1 from here on out as Del Rio leans on his best player in an effort to save his job.

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Source: jacksonville.com

02:45 PM, 11.03.09

Coach Del Rio doesn't want to overload MJD expand +

Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio gave running back Maurice Jones-Drew 38 touches in Week 6, and Del Rio believes that's just too much. "I'd like to get Rashad Jennings more involved," Del Rio said. "We need Rashad to step up at some point, [and] Greg Jones to be called upon to do a little bit more."

Pyro's Take:

Del Rio is right. Jones-Drew may be a workhorse, but he's only 5'7", so bodily punishment will eventually take it's toll. Look for Del Rio to keep MJD in check going forward, but that won't affect his fantasy football RB1 value.

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Source: jacksonville.com

12:30 PM, 10.22.09

MJD isn't happy with Jags offense expand +

After calling himself the second-highest paid "decoy" in the league behind Reggie Bush, Maurice Jones-Drew continued to lash out at both the team's play-calling and its lack of offensive identity.

Pyro's Take:

MJD has every right to be pissed off, as do his fantasy football owners. The team has given him 13 or less carries in 3 of the 5 games this year, with him gaining 100+ yards just once. Look for him to explode sometime soon.

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Source: msn.foxsports.com

02:30 PM, 10.15.09

Eight in the box slows MJD for a week expand +

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew blamed his six-carry, 14-yard and a touchdown performance against the Titans on Sunday on the Titans stacking the box against him.

Pyro's Take:

He's correct in his assessment, and the Jags took advantage of the Titans game-plan by throwing for 323 yards and three TDs. Look for MJD to bust back out for your fantasy football team next Sunday against Seattle.

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Source: jacksonville.com

02:30 PM, 10.05.09

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