I think some Ram fans may have a more unfavorable view towards Sanders than they should. We were spoiled by Maynor, who is as much of a basketball player as anyone can be. He was pure and consistent in the game so even when we lost he put up numbers. Sanders was an athlete making the transition to basketball player so when he was placed in the center of attention without Eric the team seemed to rise and fall with him.
If he played well we'd probably win and it'd be "why can't he have this effort every night?" and when we lost and his numbers were underwhelming it was "why isn't he trying" when at least part of it had to be, he simply was the player he was. Someone still learning who was bound to be inconsistent. We were so focused on the player he COULD be and looking very much like he one day will be, that we didn't fully accept that he wasn't near as finished of a product as Eric.
That said, he is looking like he's going to be VERY exciting to see develop even further and looking like he made the right personal decision to leave college early.
