We've called for more Jacquizz for a while and last week our calls were answered. As the Falcons get deeper into the season, the brass is realizing more and more that Michael Turner is not a great fit for the offense Dirk Koetter is running and that he's getting up there in "football" years and Michael Cunningham covered it today in DOL's blog.
If we look back at the last three games, Jacquizz has been gaining playing time every game as he went from playing 41% of the snaps against the Saints to 47% against the Cards to 51% against the Bucs. Turner on the other hand went from 45% against the Saints and Cards down to 38% against the Bucs. Snelling has seen a little more playing time as he went from 15% against the Saints to 25% against the Cards back down to 20% against the Bucs.
It's obvious that Jacquizz gives the Falcons something that the other two RBs on the roster don't have and that's the wow factor. The ability to stop on a dim...
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