ausbacker

To all those who question Vereen I say to you...



I said it before and I'll say it again: my hope for Ridley and Vereen is that they emulate the feats of Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams at their best.

Armchair Quarterback

Right, how dare anyone question anything regarding the mighty Shane Vereen. He has accomplished so much. He is beyond reproach.

Let the kid do something....anything on the field before we cut Woodhead and have him split carries with Ridley. What has he done?

AndyJohnson

What he has done is irrelevant, what he will do when he gets the opportunity is what matters.
If I understand you correctly, though, you are saying let him do something before you buy in to being excited about him, not that his skillset, as judged by the coaches shouldn't get him on the field.

ausbacker

I must have missed the memo where Stevan Ridley had accrued several seasons of fine NFL performance. That hasn't stopped factions of Patsfans from projecting him as the NFL's next great Running Back has it?

And for the record, learn to read. I wrote that it is my hope. In simple people terms that means I hope both go on to star.

parthasas

we have no clue as to how much pain and suffering these guys go through on a daily basis. After the gameday adrelanlin rush wears off, next few days until next game day must be pure hell on earth for these guys with battered bruised broken bodies.

It takes utmost determination and will power to show up every day knowing what they will go through. I don't accept the " they know what thet are getting in to crap"

I have utmost respect for these guys and what they do.

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Avenger

I never played football competitively, but I did wrestle in high school. I'm willing to bet the closest thing to a contact sport most of the guys ****ting on Vereen for being injured played was golf. Injuries happen in sports, BFD. Don't talk **** about a player for being injured.

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Armchair Quarterback

They are both relevant.

He has accomplished next to nothing in the NFL. Garbage time carries in 2 games in which the outcome was already decided.

I don't know and I wouldn't try to pretend to know how the coaching staff judges him. So far we can only go by past results and those results consisted of him being inactive in 15 of the 20 games he was on the roster.

I haven't seen the dynamic and explosive running that most everyone else on this board has apparently convinced themselves of having seen. I have yet to see anything to suggest he was in real competition with Ridley for the starter's job and I haven't seen anything to suggest he should be given Woodhead's 3rd down back role.

I think the blind optimists are building up this guy into something he's not. I hope that he turns into a productive player but I'm not yet convinced that he will.

Armchair Quarterback

Ridley has at least done something.

Your learn to read comment has no context.

I don't give a **** what your hopes are.

Avenger

In training camp he was getting a lot of 1st team reps after the 2nd preseason game in which he did very well, Vereen and Ridley were getting equal reps in with 1st team, some days even more than Ridley.

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ausbacker

That's clear otherwise you would have read my first comment properly instead of acting like a jackass.

Ridley has done nothing in the NFL. He's played a few nice games. Vereen has done nothing in the NFL. Bolden has done nothing in the NFL. Woodhead has done more than all three. If you think it's a stupid notion to hope that all four can be reliable and consistent performers in the NFL then good for you.