There's nothing surreal about it...I'm not saying his existence is a mistake to the human race or anything...just that Donahoe's picking him over larry johnson was a mistake. Rather than talk about a player that gave it his all and was a bright shining star on the team, after this season, willis' performance raises plenty of doubt. There's still potential he could pan out with a better line and prove that he's just as good (if not better) a pick than larry johnson, but right now he's nowhere close to LJ. He's slow, can't break tackles, isn't useful in the passing game, appears to get hurt at least once a game and is often winded on third down. Even if we grant him the assumption that the coaches are complete morons, if he was really such a fantastic weapon, even the biggest idiot would want him on the field at all times.
so...disregarding all these other factors that we can't control or surmise, looking at both players, LJ is obviously a much better player than McGahee and Donahoe (by not picking him and grabbing the gimp that at the time might not fully rehabilitate to football shape) made a mistake
if we needed a replacement runningback so bad, we should've gone with one that had 2 working legs