Are guys like Maurice Jones-Drew rare?
He is not that rare from a body make-up standpoint. He is not a small (running) back, he is a short back. He is a big man. He packs a lot of power in a short frame. He is strong. He bounces off tackles. He is like a lot of other backs. At the end of the day, whether he is 5-7 or 5-10 doesn’t matter. He is a tough guy. How do you help Anthony Smith get through this tough period? Ultimately, he has to find the answers for that himself, like we all do. That is the battle of being a competitor in this league. You are going to play subpar; you are going to have bad days. You have to dust yourself off, stand up and continue to fight. A lot of the guys in this league have been through it. That is one of the reasons they are in this league. They are capable of dealing with adversity and failure. A lot of times people envision these athletes of not having experienced failure. Part of the reason they are what they are and do what they do is their ability to cope and deal with failure. Those who
