2000 NFL draft day coverage
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The party is at the house of RB James Stewart
By Ron Pollack, Editor-in-chief
April 15, 2000
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| James Stewart will get his big chance this season. He gets to be
"the Guy." He doesn't have to look over his shoulder. It's his ball, and he can
do with it as he pleases.
He's always been viewed as a guy who can be a quality player, but just might not be
good enough to completely hitch your wagon to.
In Jacksonville, he was a fantastic backup who did a great job of filling in for Fred
Taylor when he was hurt. I was very impressed with his attitude last season. I covered a
Jaguars game when Taylor returned from injury and had a sensational game. Stewart
displayed no jealousy over the fact that he was again about to become the forgotten man in
spite of the great job he had been doing.
That won't be the case in Detroit where Stewart signed for big bucks this offseason. It
looked like it might, though, since there was a school of thought that the Lions might
draft a running back in the first round to go with Stewart. We'll never know if that rumor
was true or not, since the elite running backs ran out just before the Lions picked.
Adding to Stewart's good fortune, not only was no running back selected in the first
round by Detroit, but the Lions then added an offensive lineman to lead the way for
Stewart when they took Stockar McDougle. If last year's walking wounded along the
offensive line return to health as hoped, the offensive line could be pretty good.
No competition for the No. 1 RB job and an offensive line that could be on
the rise. What more could Stewart ask for?
Absolutely nothing.
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