From what I've heard Jamaal can catch, he just wasn't called upon to do much of it. Detroit just didn't seem to demand the versatility out of their backs the way the Saints have done. D'Andre Swift had 70 targets to Jamaal's 16. Conversely, Jamaal had 262 carries to Swift's 99. I would think the defense had an idea of what was being called in most of the situations.

I’m fine with him not catching more. Would Barry Sanders or Walter Payton or Bettis or Ironhead been better if they caught more passes? I don’t think so. Sometimes you need a guy to run for the hard yards. That’s my point. I think (could be wrong) that it’s overrated to assess a back’s ability out of the backfield. If I want to throw the ball I’ll get WRs and TEs.