Comments on: Comparing Julius Jones and Calvin Hill http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2008/03/09/comparing-julius-jones-and-calvin-hill/ America's Team Trivialities Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:19:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kickholder http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2008/03/09/comparing-julius-jones-and-calvin-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-112158 kickholder Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:08:36 +0000 http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2008/03/09/comparing-julius-jones-and-calvin-hill/#comment-112158 Thanks for the comments. One thing that I failed to note was that Hill's running style was very different than that of Jones. At 6'4 and 227 pounds, he was considerably bigger than Perkins, who was a fullback. Hill did not have either the speed or the elusiveness of Duane Thomas, but he was a smart player and plenty of talent to be a quality starter. Jones certainly has speed, but he lacks the ability to break tackles on a consistent basis and, at least in the last two years, does not read holes very well. Jones had his moments, and I would not call him a complete bust, but he was a disappointment in 2006 and 2007. Thanks for the comments. One thing that I failed to note was that Hill’s running style was very different than that of Jones. At 6′4 and 227 pounds, he was considerably bigger than Perkins, who was a fullback. Hill did not have either the speed or the elusiveness of Duane Thomas, but he was a smart player and plenty of talent to be a quality starter. Jones certainly has speed, but he lacks the ability to break tackles on a consistent basis and, at least in the last two years, does not read holes very well. Jones had his moments, and I would not call him a complete bust, but he was a disappointment in 2006 and 2007.

]]> By: cowboycards http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2008/03/09/comparing-julius-jones-and-calvin-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-112143 cowboycards Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:30:40 +0000 http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2008/03/09/comparing-julius-jones-and-calvin-hill/#comment-112143 I'm not super disappointed in Julius Jones. He certainly didn't live up to the hype that he created his rookie season. He looked like a SUPERSTAR for a few games and then crashed back to earth. I think he simply became over shadowed by Marion Barber. I expect/hope him to shine Seattle, assuming Shaun Alexander is gone. I knew that Calvin Hill jumped to the WFL but was not aware of his state of mind. I simple thought he was tired of sharing the wealth and in Landry system, especially during the early part of the 70s, there were typically 3 backs splitting time. Calvin Hill does have one footnote that no other Cowboy RB has. He was the first to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. I’m not super disappointed in Julius Jones. He certainly didn’t live up to the hype that he created his rookie season. He looked like a SUPERSTAR for a few games and then crashed back to earth. I think he simply became over shadowed by Marion Barber. I expect/hope him to shine Seattle, assuming Shaun Alexander is gone.

I knew that Calvin Hill jumped to the WFL but was not aware of his state of mind. I simple thought he was tired of sharing the wealth and in Landry system, especially during the early part of the 70s, there were typically 3 backs splitting time. Calvin Hill does have one footnote that no other Cowboy RB has. He was the first to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

]]> By: Tim Truemper http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2008/03/09/comparing-julius-jones-and-calvin-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-112133 Tim Truemper Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:39:58 +0000 http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2008/03/09/comparing-julius-jones-and-calvin-hill/#comment-112133 Interesting comparison. Might be even more apt when we look at there top three seasons between each. Everyone should bear in mind that Hill was playing in a 14 game season (of course, Jones had been injured in parts of two). Plus, Hill's rookie year ranked him second in the league in rushing and was rookie of the year. Plus, he almost established a rookie rushing record for the NFL and was being compared to Jim Brown as the next "power-speed" back. Thanks kickholder for another thought provoking post. Interesting comparison. Might be even more apt when we look at there top three seasons between each. Everyone should bear in mind that Hill was playing in a 14 game season (of course, Jones had been injured in parts of two). Plus, Hill’s rookie year ranked him second in the league in rushing and was rookie of the year. Plus, he almost established a rookie rushing record for the NFL and was being compared to Jim Brown as the next “power-speed” back. Thanks kickholder for another thought provoking post.

]]>