The defense is definitely an problem and the O line is weak at best. But the most aggravating part is watching CJ get the ball and just stop. Then he gets tackled for a loss.
When he had his big year, he would get the handoff and hit the O line. He would bounce off and find a gap and then be gone. That is a huge difference to the way he is playing this year. He expects to have that hole every time he gets ball and if its not there, he freezes. His speed is a non issue at this point because he only runs laterally. We need a big strong back again that can power off those three yard runs. If we got a few of those every series, the defenses would relax on the pass protection a little and we might be able to get a passing game going.