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Jones-Drew needs to warm up to Gabbert
JACKSONVILLE — Maurice Jones-Drew has been slow to warm up to Blaine Gabbert, the Jaguars’ first-round pick in April’s NFL Draft. Following the selection of Gabbert, the star running back had one thing to say via Twitter:
Peter Principle.
We have to dig a little to get the gist of his passive-aggressive comment. The Peter Principle is defined as follows:
“in a hierarchy every...
Jones-Drew ‘runs the show’ atop NFL RB list
Pat Kirwan of NFL.com compiled a list of the best running backs in the NFL, and it’s no surprise to see Maurice Jones-Drew atop it. Jones-Drew headlined “Group A,” which included Texans running back Arian Foster and Titans running back Chris Johnson. Also included were Adrian Peterson and Michael Turner.
Three of the top five play in the AFC South.
The article also noted Jones-Drew...