After being termed as an "offensive weapon" in his first year with the Jacksonville Jaguars, former Michigan Wolverines star quarterback Denard Robinson is coming into his own during his second offseason with the team.
During the 2013 NFL season, Robinson rushed 20 times for just 66 yards, failed to catch a pass, threw an incomplete pass on his only passing attempt, and fumbled three times despite limited touches.
However, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, the 2014 season looks to be very different: "This year, the Jaguars have scrapped the offensive weapon label and said Robinson is a backup running back to starter Toby Gerhart, and General Manager Dave Caldwell says Robinson now looks like a perfect fit at running back. Caldwell also says Robinson is showing no signs of the elbow and hand injuries that caused him to drop passes last season."
"We knew the transition from quarterback to running back would take some time when we drafted D-Rob,” Caldwell told USA Today, via Smith's article posted on Thursday. “I told him the other day, ‘I don’t want to jinx you, but you haven’t dropped a ball since we started OTAs.’ He has excellent speed and ability to take it to the end zone from anywhere on the field.”
Jaguars radio analyst and former player Jeff Lageman gushes that Robinson has had “the best offseason of anyone" on the team. Robinson hopes it leads to a season to remember in Jacksonville.
“I want to be a dangerous playmaker,” Robinson stated. “When they give me the ball, I want to be that guy where everybody in the stadium goes, ‘Whoa!’”
Robinson did exactly that at Michigan. Jacksonville hopes that he can reproduce said magic in his second year with the team.
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