Jerome Harrison Is Eric Mangini’s New Leon Washington

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Published: May 12, 2009

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... New York Jets had very similar players.

Their starters were the Brown's Jamal Lewis and the Jet's Thomas Jones. Lewis is a big, powerful, bruising back. Though Jones has his power, he is more of a speedy elusive back.

These two are obviously dissimilar, so that leaves the backups. The Browns' Jerome Harrison and the Jets' Leon Washington.

Jerome Harrison: 5'9", 205 pounds, 26 years old, three years of NFL experience

2008 stats: 34 rushing attempts for 246 yards (7.2 average ypc), one Touchdown, 12 receptions for 116 yards (9.7 average ypc), one TD

Leon Washington: 5'8", 202 lbs, 26 years old, three years of NFL experience

2008 stats:76 rushing attempts for 448 yards (5.9 ypc), six TDs, 47 receptions for 355 yards (7.6 ypc), two TDs

Washington's stats are impressive, and he has compiled a higher amount of yardage, but he also saw a significant amount of playing time. The Jets' running game was more so balanced between their backs, tha...

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