Shonn Greene just needs to be fed the ball more.
The New York Jets’ starting running back had an incredibly underwhelming start to the season. In the first four weeks, the most yards he gained in a game was 59, and the most rushing attempt he had were 16.
In the four-game span, he was averaging just under three yards a carry.
But the Jets finally decided to start upping his rushing attempts in Week 5, and he’s been a new player ever since. Greene has had at least 20 rushing attempts in each of the past three games and averaged 4.4 yards a carry in that span.
He finally eclipsed the century mark on the ground last week, gaining 112 yards on 20 carries against the San Diego Chargers.
Greene rushed for a season-high seven first downs in that game, and he picked up 15 total in the last three games. Greene only moved the chains on the ground five times the first four games.
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