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I don't know the answer, but I don't think this is a decision for the first week of free agency. The restructures and few quick signs will be plenty.
1. I wish EVANS really were an old-fashioned fullback, but he can't block.
2. With regard to DILLON, I think we're paying him $3M to be our #1 back and to carry 25 times a game. If he can't do this, he should be cut. The $5.4M bonus money needs to hit the cap sometime. Personally, I think he'll be just fine.
3. I'm also more than fine with Faulk and Pass.
4. I agree that we need to sign a free agent running back. There are many, many out there. Dillon could be hurt again.
5. The open question is whether we carry a back of the future. We shall see.
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The only thing I don't like about James is his uncanny ability to fumble the ball at the most inopportune time. Other then that he is a great back.
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I don't know the answer, but I don't think this is a decision for the first week of free agency. The restructures and few quick signs will be plenty.
1. I wish EVANS really were an old-fashioned fullback, but he can't block.
2. With regard to DILLON, I think we're paying him $3M to be our #1 back and to carry 25 times a game. If he can't do this, he should be cut. The $5.4M bonus money needs to hit the cap sometime. Personally, I think he'll be just fine.
3. I'm also more than fine with Faulk and Pass.
4. I agree that we need to sign a free agent running back. There are many, many out there. Dillon could be hurt again.
5. The open question is whether we carry a back of the future. We shall see.
If I may put my own interpretation on your notes - address the O-line depth.
I believe the Britt/Krug duo who camped on the practice squad are part of that carrying over from last season. Tucker also fits that bill. Steitz and Roehl in NFLE are warm bodies at this point, but Andruzzi needed time to develop into the 3-ring mauler he became.
I would like Neal and Ashworth back - remember Traylor being escorted off the field on Tommy's QB sneak for a 1st down in the Miami home game? Neal decked him! The problem with re-signing them is offering a competitive dollar with other clubs. That said, I like this draft for replacement O-linemen if we want to grab one or more.
I'm also comfortable with Dillon, Faulk, and Pass. Despite Evan's blocking, I'd like to have him back, especially with the way WR is currently looking - we could always play Faulk and Pass more at WR, if only Evans can improve his blitz pick-up. With Evans onboard, I would advocate for 4 backs this season, I like his power running and receiving.
I think Charles is slated for the Practice Squad if he does what I think he is capable of doing in NFLE.
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I don't know the answer, but I don't think this is a decision for the first week of free agency. The restructures and few quick signs will be plenty.
1. I wish EVANS really were an old-fashioned fullback, but he can't block.
2. With regard to DILLON, I think we're paying him $3M to be our #1 back and to carry 25 times a game. If he can't do this, he should be cut. The $5.4M bonus money needs to hit the cap sometime. Personally, I think he'll be just fine.
3. I'm also more than fine with Faulk and Pass.
4. I agree that we need to sign a free agent running back. There are many, many out there. Dillon could be hurt again.
5. The open question is whether we carry a back of the future. We shall see.
I agree..I don't really see it as needing to be addressed now..UNLESS they really think that CD is going to need a LOT of help..and I just do not think that...but that is IMO..and BB/SP's may differ...VERY true..1)Evans can not block..needs to learn..but he does run more like an old fullblock..(wish he could block like one..but??) 2-3)...I agree here as well..
4)...5).. Who is that backup back... a vet or a rookie RB of the future..I tend to think Cobbs was suppose to be but couldn't...Chapman was taken by INdy and hasn't so??? UNless they are in a dire situation...not an immediate situation...
I don't think Belichick would be in the market for James. He's not really the kind of back the Pats seem to like.
What Belichick wants from a back is the ability to pound the ball and pick up a 3rd and 1 or score from the 3 yard line. The number one thing he wants from a back is moving the chains, grinding the clock late in the game, and taking pressure off the passing game. E. James is mediocre power back.
Not to pile on hwc here but ... "James is a mediocre power back." Oh really? Then how could the following statement in an article today be true? "James is running tougher than ever, leading all backs in yardage after the initial hit in 2005." Ouch, babe.
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Again, E. James is an excellent running back. He is NOT the type of running back that Belichick seems to prefer. In the Pats offense, E. James is better suited to the Kevin Faulk role than the Corey Dillion role.
This is not to say that Belichick wouldn't make good use of an Edgerin James. But, I don't see him as the kind of back that Belichick would go spend $5 to $7 million a year on. Note, that the Colts do not use the same kind of runnng offense as the Pats. Almost everything they run is based on zone blocking schemes with cut-backs off the stretch play. Belichick likes to be able to line up on 3rd & 1 and pound the ball.
Again, E. James is an excellent running back. He is NOT the type of running back that Belichick seems to prefer. In the Pats offense, E. James is better suited to the Kevin Faulk role than the Corey Dillion role.
This is not to say that Belichick wouldn't make good use of an Edgerin James. But, I don't see him as the kind of back that Belichick would go spend $5 to $7 million a year on. Note, that the Colts do not use the same kind of runnng offense as the Pats. Almost everything they run is based on zone blocking schemes with cut-backs off the stretch play. Belichick likes to be able to line up on 3rd & 1 and pound the ball.
On top of that, we have:
If James does leave Indy, he'll especially miss Dungy, whose practices tend to emphasize learning and precision rather than physical intensity. "I don't want to be with somebody who's trying to kill me in practice," James says. "I know what I have to do to get ready for Sunday, so I'd like to play for a coach who'll tell the linebackers and defensive backs to keep their f------ hands off me during the week." http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/michael_silver/03/10/open.mike/index.html
hehehe.. could you see the hissy-fit that would get thrown the first time Rodney "I only know how to hit one way" Harrison nailed him in practice?
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