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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Ridley imo is 'the fumbler' in BB's mind. Ridley isn't coming back. He's going to get nice money from some team because he's a former 1,000+ yard guy but not from us.
I think to make another title run this team NEEDS a stronger running attack. I don't know what the draft or FA prospects are, but I dream of a tough Corey Dillon type who can assume a featured role and take the heat off Brady and the passing game. Blount has been a decent stop-gap but I don't feel he's the answer. Too many question marks on Ridley. A rookie "find" would be great.
One could certainly argue that once again, we're in a fairly reasonable position of luxury to take the best player available in every single round, meaning that a rookie RB certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility.
This is of course debatable, but the argument is definitely there, especially if the right guy like you describe is still available in one of the middle rounds.
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I think that paying an extra million of so for Vereen might be a better option than much of what is being suggested.
Reiss sounds pessimistic about re-signing Vereen, expecting him to go for top dollar, and further noting this his agents have a history of making unrealistic salary demands, specifically when they represented Welker.
Mike Reiss also seems inclined to envision Steven Ridley coming back on a (1) year "show me" type of deal.
Gray and Blount are very doesn't types of runners and while Blount is big he really isn't a guy who makes holes.Blount signed a 2 year deal. He definitely will be back and resuming the powerback role. That makes Jonas Gray kind of expendable. For some reason he's been in the doghouse anyways.
Ridley imo is 'the fumbler' in BB's mind. Ridley isn't coming back. He's going to get nice money from some team because he's a former 1,000+ yard guy but not from us.
Of our FA RBs I feel that Vereen is the only must-sign of the bunch. He made the #1 ranked Seahawks defense look silly. They simply had nobody to cover him in the flats and underneath. He runs routes like a receiver. Vereen's pass-blocking has also come a long way.
As long as Shane's salary demands are reasonable, I feel we need to lock him up. He's more athletic and faster than Woodhead. There's a reason we let Woodhead go, because the coaches felt Vereen could become this good. He simply delivers in the playoffs.
People do seem to be writing off White a little quicklyI see little if any chance bb resigns Ridley. I see little to any chance we outbid other teams for vereen.
White had a red shirt year in my opinion. He should be much stronger and in much better shape come training camp. Still not a guarantee that he had mastered the playbook, but if he has then he could be a breakout role player and decent contributor next season.