If true that he goes to Dallas, I'm expecting Ahman Green, Part 2, and Beastmode, Part 2.
We'll either find out that he has legit talent and just didn't get the opportunity, or we'll find out he actually does suck, overall.
CMike does actually excel at the running-the-ball part of the NFL RB job, but has sucked or been below average at other important parts, e.g., blocking and ball security. He also seems to be less than stellar on understanding plays and assignments at times, runs through the wrong holes, etc.
I seem to recall that Seattle had a running back a few years back, an excellent runner who averaged around 5 yards a carry, in his two best seasons. Early in his career, this RB had issues in pass blocking, had an occasional fumble, and wasn't always the best pass receiver. Because a more experienced RB was starting in front of him, and the holes in his game, he didn't get a whole lot of carries his first year, but started getting more the second year. He did average 4.9 that first season, but tailed off to only 4.3 YPC the next year as the featured back. This RB did improve significantly on pass blocking and receiving later in his career. His career YPC with Seattle was about 4.4 yards. This back was, at times, criticized for his personality, for seeming lack of killer instinct, for seeming to be smiling and having fun all the time, when it seemed like he should be more serious about things. This RB was at time criticized for his running style, for not struggling for the extra yard, and ducking hard hits.
You all know who I'm talking about.
Not saying Christine Michael is the 2nd coming of Shaun Alexander, but there are some parallels, in the issues in pass blocking and receiving his first few years. Shaun Alexander was a flawed back in several ways in the early part of his career, but he wound up doing alright in Seattle.
Later in Alexander's career, after he got paid and seemed to change, the haters came out. Articles said Alexander didn't understand the play calls and never had in 8 years in Seattle, that he didn't run through the right holes, etc. If accurate, CMike would have that in common with Shaun also.
By the way, there was another RB from a team on the East coast, who was known for off-field incidents, legal troubles, who got traded to a team on the West coast. In the first season with his new West coast team, "This RB "carried the ball 165 times for just 573 yards, averaging a lowly 3.5 yards per rush. He was benched after fumbling twice in one quarter in Week 11. He was taken out out of the starting lineup for a Week 17 play-in victory over the a division rival, during which he fumbled for the third time; he fumbled again in the opening round of the playoffs."
During the first six games of the next season, this back "carried the ball 74 times for a total of just 263 yards, keeping his rushing average at a paltry 3.6 yards per attempt. He fumbled in consecutive starts against the Giants and Bengals, turning over the ball on both occasions."
Y'all know who I'm talking about? This is part of the bio of none other than Marshawn Lynch. More of his bio, which the quoted parts are excerpts of, is here:
http://grantland.com/features/marshawn- ... e-evolved/
A great quote from that article, on Lynch:
"In four years, he managed to go from first-round pick to troubled afterthought, and in the subsequent four years, he’s gone from malcontent to superstar. Predicting the future of veteran NFL running backs is often a fool’s errand."
A fool's errand indeed. I hate the thought of seeing CMike light it up in a Cowgirls uniform. I'm afraid that's what would be most likely to happen.