Not the same, and no, he really never got played alongside someone who wasn’t also also a similarly minded player. It’s two games that he’s been better, and he didn’t have the full preseason that the rest of the team had. It’s pretty clear that he was mismanaged and pigeonholed into a team that didn’t fit his strengths last season. At least this season, he’s in a position on the field where he is comfortable and has excelled.