There's an interesting dynamic in this story about Illinois running back Mikel Leshoure, in which he capped off his pro day by suggesting that "in the NFL now days you need a tandem... I wouldn't be surprised if a team with a star back now was to scoop me up." On the one hand, I can only imagine that he'd love to be taken by the St. Louis Rams at 14, although TST writer 3k is probably not enthused by the prospect; on the other, I don't think he wants to be remembered by Steven Jackson as the one who told the world that he needed a tandem-back to avoid breaking down.
↵If Leshoure wants to evade responsibility for that, I'm more than happy to be remembered as the one who told the world that Steven Jackson needs a tandem-back to avoid breaking down. I can't get over the similarities between the running back position in the NFL and Boxer the Horse from Animal Farm; I can only hope @SJ39 doesn't start tweeting "I will work harder!" after the Rams go into 2011 without a secondary back of consequence.
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