Bilal Powell: Stay or Go?

So much so that the word coming out of camp was that he was vastly out of shape and even labled a complete bust from the same number of fans as Powell is now (possibly even more).
And this Kid had even less time in camp than any other from the years prior.
Your jumping the gun.
The word from scouts was that this kid ran the ball from an almost exclusive “zone blocking scheme” in college. Something the Jets were not doing much of when Blial was getting his shots.
He’s a “one cut and go” type with quick feet and he’s the teams best shot at replacing LT’s ability to protect Mark from the RB position. He was picking up the blitz better in college then Joe or Greene were doing after multiple years in the league.
Any reps this kid ever had were rife with simple rookie mistakes. The jumpy nature in the backfield, the timid reluctance to be a little creative outside of play design. Even his one fumble on the goal line. It’s all rookie stuff.
If you look at his stats and especially his play style and running nature he screams of a possible Thomas Jones type runner who needs a little patience and the kind of touches he is bound to flourish with under Sparanos run heavy system.
I even like the way he carries the ball. High and tight like Tiki Barber did after he fixed his fumbling problems. That means he was well coached to boot.
In fact, pound for pound and inch for inch this kid seems like he was cut from TJ’s mold almost completely.
His game in Mobile had Scouts very high on him. He finishes every single run with hard running and displayed a great ability to keep his legs churning for extra yards.
There is absolutely no reason to give up on the kid after a nonexistant camp and limited touches during the season with an offense that could be described at the least as “ineffective” and even “lost” at times.
Give the kid a break. He may show us something next year.