SoulfishHawk
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This team is loaded at LB, and he's learning from very experienced LB's. It's only gonna' make him better.
FlyingGreg":1ovex4z1 said:I wouldn't necessarily say a "stable". We have Carson, Hyde, Penny, Homer and Dallas.
Hyde is the veteran, and Carson has lots of wear and tear already -- both will likely be gone after this season. Penny is on the PUp and out for the first 6 games, and he has all kinds of question marks. Homer is a good special teamer and maybe an occasional 3rd down guy, but certainly not a feature back. I was excited to see Dallas after all the hype, then he was inactive.
I think RB is very much a position of concern going forward. If there is anything that 2019 taught us, it's that you can't have too many good RBs. We had to bring back Marshawn Lynch just to get by.
CEH might be special in KC. One game where Houston put him 5th or 6th on their preparation list doesn’t tell us much.Rat":3djwwwx4 said:Generally, I'm not a fan of round 1 RBs, but I thought CEH was special. It's frustrating when you pound the table for someone, and they get passed on and look like a star for another team.
Oh well, if they listened to me more, we'd have so many 7-9 seasons, people would think we were coached by Jeff Fisher.
Osprey":3addbb1x said:CEH might be special in KC. One game where Houston put him 5th or 6th on their preparation list doesn’t tell us much.Rat":3addbb1x said:Generally, I'm not a fan of round 1 RBs, but I thought CEH was special. It's frustrating when you pound the table for someone, and they get passed on and look like a star for another team.
Oh well, if they listened to me more, we'd have so many 7-9 seasons, people would think we were coached by Jeff Fisher.
In Seattle he doesn’t fit the RB profile and would probably be relegated to a few gadget plays. Pete is still Pete even if Russ is wearing a chef’s hat.
Pete has a type (5’11” 220#) for his starting backs. There’s a little wiggle room in that, but not enough to get to 5’7” 205#. Don’t see how you justify using a R1 on a situational player at a position of relative strength.Rat":2aj5i91c said:He's very compact, explosive, and excels in the pass game. I don't know how he wouldn't fit in here. He's more Maurice Jones-Drew than Darren Sproles.
Osprey":399lycqj said:Pete has a type (5’11” 220#) for his starting backs. There’s a little wiggle room in that, but not enough to get to 5’7” 205#. Don’t see how you justify using a R1 on a situational player at a position of relative strength.Rat":399lycqj said:He's very compact, explosive, and excels in the pass game. I don't know how he wouldn't fit in here. He's more Maurice Jones-Drew than Darren Sproles.
I loved Taylor for the Hawks in this draft precisely because he fit the profile, but understand why they prioritized the way they did.
Don’t be shocked if he’s a future Pete reclamation project.massari":vxnm02gd said:I wanted RT Isaiah Wilson :|
Osprey":2b2xfrix said:Pete has a type (5’11” 220#) for his starting backs. There’s a little wiggle room in that, but not enough to get to 5’7” 205#. Don’t see how you justify using a R1 on a situational player at a position of relative strength.Rat":2b2xfrix said:He's very compact, explosive, and excels in the pass game. I don't know how he wouldn't fit in here. He's more Maurice Jones-Drew than Darren Sproles.
I loved Taylor for the Hawks in this draft precisely because he fit the profile, but understand why they prioritized the way they did.
Rat":w7diyiuz said:Osprey":w7diyiuz said:Pete has a type (5’11” 220#) for his starting backs. There’s a little wiggle room in that, but not enough to get to 5’7” 205#. Don’t see how you justify using a R1 on a situational player at a position of relative strength.Rat":w7diyiuz said:He's very compact, explosive, and excels in the pass game. I don't know how he wouldn't fit in here. He's more Maurice Jones-Drew than Darren Sproles.
I loved Taylor for the Hawks in this draft precisely because he fit the profile, but understand why they prioritized the way they did.
Is there really that much difference between 5’11” 220 and 5’7” 205? It’s basically the same build. Talent is talent.
Those measurables for an RB is pretty much league wide. If you look around, the tallest RBs are maybe 6'0" or 6'1", seldom taller. They all tend to weigh in at 200-230#. I suspect it's really rare to get a guy outside that range who is strong enough and nimble enough to do the job. :229031_shrug:Osprey":rhskp9t0 said:Pete has a type (5’11” 220#) for his starting backs. There’s a little wiggle room in that, but not enough to get to 5’7” 205#. Don’t see how you justify using a R1 on a situational player at a position of relative strength.Rat":rhskp9t0 said:He's very compact, explosive, and excels in the pass game. I don't know how he wouldn't fit in here. He's more Maurice Jones-Drew than Darren Sproles.
I loved Taylor for the Hawks in this draft precisely because he fit the profile, but understand why they prioritized the way they did.
ttown0026":2dj7ujzu said:I don't mind the LB pick, I just thought Queen was the better LB on the board. He finished with 8 tackles, 1 sack and I believe 1 forced fumble for the Ravens week 1. It was interesting KJ was on the field only 55% of the snaps. The defensive scheme clearly has changed, which I am all for with so many passing teams these days.