James Davis Deserves a Chance to Start With Browns’ First-Team Offense

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Published: August 23, 2009

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... defenders, and then goodbye! Davis goes down the sideline for an 81-yard touchdown run.

Now sit there and think to yourself: "Would Jamal Lewis have been that quick to get that done?"

The answer is no.

Although Jamal is very good and is admirable for his efforts, the fact is that he isn't the Jamal he use to be. He can still be a workhorse, but won't get you a whole lot of yardage per carry.

Cleveland Browns coaches should know this, and then realize the talent they have in rookie sixth-round pick James Davis.

This past Saturday against the Detroit Lions in Cleveland Browns stadium, Davis had a decent game highlighted by his 81-yard touchdown run.

During that game, Lewis had seven rushes for 23 yards (3.3 ypc) and one Touchdown. JD, discarding the 81 yard run, had 11 rushes for 35 yards (just under a 3.2 ypc).

Looking at the numbers, their stats are very similar, with Jamal barely ahead on ypc. One thing to strongly consider is ...

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