[S-Dubb]

McKnight silencing his haters and making me look smart. Again!

This guy is gonna ball.

Thoughts on his improvement?

[Jetsfan115]

i never understood why he got so much hate except for being out of shape the 1st camp. he looks like a stud right now. i think next year he'll be our 3rd down back. he has the best hands of our young 3 by far and is the most shifty

[SecondHandJets]

I like him and Powell better than LT this preseason.

Dubb, even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while... unless he watched those nuts in college, right 115?

[Mr_Jet]

[ROBJETS]

S-Dubb, on 30 August 2011 - 08:01 PM, said:

McKnight silencing his haters and making me look smart. Again!

This guy is gonna ball.

Thoughts on his improvement?

I will admit that other than the first preseason game he has looked good but looking like a stud? Silencing haters?
For one he brought all the hate on himself from laziness and poor performance. Two he hasnt proved a thing yet. Preseason doesnt mean shit.

Kind of like the Mangini years when some of the members got on the preseason Superbowl band wagon because the team looked good in the preseason and then the Jets won only 4 regular season games.

No way in hell has he proved a thing until he shows some consistency and plays well against first teamers in the regular season.

There are lots of preseason heroes doesnt mean it carries over into the regular season. I learned long ago to not take much out of wins and losses and preseason performances.
Wilson looked really good in last years preseason and we all thought he could be a starter last year.He showed how green he was in regular season play and it showed he needed work.


Point is to give Mcknight a lot of credit for preseason heroics is stupid. Let him actually prove himself before praising him. I want him to succeed too but he has a lot to prove after being lazy and out of shape last year. We all want him to succeed.

[gmany3k]

I think our 2nd team defense is better than McKnight is right now. both guys are correct about Joe M he is a little slippery at best reminds me of leon trying to learn how to run between the tackles.

[Displacednewyorker]

Im still not sold. He is looking better at hitting the LOS, and some cuts, but I still have some doubt about him overall.

[Smedsthejet]

Displacednewyorker, on 01 September 2011 - 12:07 AM, said:

Im still not sold. He is looking better at hitting the LOS, and some cuts, but I still have some doubt about him overall.

I think people are right to remain somewhat sceptical of him given its only the preasons, but McKnight's done all he's been asked to and more since training camp opened. It has been against other team's backups, but compared to last season in preseason (when he had a 2.7 YPC average on just under 40 attempts) he has done brilliantly. If he doesn't carry it over into the regular season, then yes it's been a false dawn. But so far the signs are that he'll continue to improve.
He's been running with a purpose, as you said, and to me it's the pick of Powell - meaning his spot on the roster is by no means guaranteed - which has lit a fire beneath him.

[PoPo]

He gets so much flak because of how high of a prospect he was out of high school and how many said he was the next "reggie bush". And then he just didnt live up to expectations and then of course we all know about him being out of shape last year. With all that said im really pulling for him and i think he can be a serviceable back.

[FlyHiJets]

I think we have our RB's set for a few years. We keep all 4 on roster now & with LT being gone after this season, we have Green, Powell & McKnight for the future. We're in good hands. McKnight has a chip on his shoulder with something to prove and he's doing it so far. I like the growth we've seen thus far but he's still got to show it when it counts.