Out with the old and washed-up (Matt Forte). In with the young and exciting (Bilal Powell and Elijah McGuire). Although honestly, most New York Jets fans already knew how special Powell was, it was just a matter of getting the proper opportunities to prove it.
Throughout his career with the green and white, any chance Powell had at being the bell cow was dashed: not due to lack of performance, but because of infatuation with another piece.
- 2011, Shonn Greene, LaDainian Tomlinson, Joe McKnight
- LT is a future HOF member, Greene had a nice spark career with Jets and McKnight was literally throwing up in camp because he was so out of shape.