My sentiments exactly ... Marshawn did not run with authority on the field in the past year, and he ran away from it off the field. Ask yourself, if he was given (only) every carry Jackson got last year, would Beast Mode have manufactured a 1,000 yard season like Fred did? I think not ... especially given the epileptic way he hesitantly approaches the hole while thrashing his dreads side-to-side (with apologies to any epileptics)
And there is no better mentor for a young greenhorn like Spiller than Freddie. I just loved the tidbit that was in the paper last season about how, after taking over as HC, Perry Fewell approached Jackson one day in practice, and said something to the effect of "I'd just like to shake your hand ... for the way you approach the game and go about your business."