MrNathanDrake
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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.Thing i like about him is his name is so rhyme able....shane vereen, touchdown machine...shane vereen mean green jelly bean. See?
The RB situation should be very interesting this year. Lots of touches to go around. I'd say by the end of the year, we'll see Woodhead primarily on 3rd/passing downs, Vereen/Ridley on early downs, and BJGE as the closer/goal line back. And come playoff time, they'll all be lemony fresh.
Thing i like about him is his name is so rhyme able....shane vereen, touchdown machine...shane vereen mean green jelly bean. See?
Thing i like about him is his name is so rhyme able....shane vereen, touchdown machine...shane vereen mean green jelly bean. See?
The RB situation should be very interesting this year. Lots of touches to go around. I'd say by the end of the year, we'll see Vereen primarily on 3rd/passing downs, Woodhead/Ridley on early downs, and BJGE as the closer/goal line back. And come playoff time, they'll all be lemony fresh.
What's your reason for putting Woodhead in that role? Seems to me the drafting of Vereen insinuates that the Pats don't view Woody as a 3rd down back.Fixed that for you. . . .
What's your reason for putting Woodhead in that role? Seems to me the drafting of Vereen insinuates that the Pats don't view Woody as a 3rd down back.
Vereen is virtually a Kevin Faulk clone. Yes, he is indeed bigger and stronger than Woody, which would make him a better candidate for pass protection (ie: 3rd/passing downs). Add the fact that he is capable of catching the ball out of the backfield, and you've got yourself a 3rd down back.
Vereen is virtually a Kevin Faulk clone. Yes, he is indeed bigger and stronger than Woody, which would make him a better candidate for pass protection (ie: 3rd/passing downs). Add the fact that he is capable of catching the ball out of the backfield, and you've got yourself a 3rd down back.
Not to mention we saw what happened to Woody on special teams the other night. I think it's best if he tries to avoid contact, a la those shifty little runs he provides.
He's a lot bigger than Woody. 5'10, 210 v 5'7, 195. He ran the ball effectively between the tackles in college.
He looks small-he runs low and is a compact guy-but he really isn't. 5-10, 210 is the same as guys like Terrell Davis (5'11, 210), Faulk (5'10, 210), and Curtis Martin (5'11, 210).
Yeah I think Woodhead was somewhat of a liability in pass protection last year, Vereen is def going to push him for 3rd down snaps.
Ummm if Kevin Faulk is 5'10, 210 I am a 7ft 300lb Asian woman. (I am actually 5'3 an 98lbs) I assume you are talking about Marshall Faulk???
While Vereen's play style my be similar to K. Faulk, he is certainly no clone.
He looked very, very quick in the pac-10.
He's much, much faster than he gets credit for here. I know he "only" ran a 4.49 or 4.50 in the 40 yard dash but he ran a 10.66 100m dash electronically timed in 2009, and that' smoving.
I was talking about Marshall Faulk. Vereen may looks small because he runs low but he really is in that sweet spot for mid size backs; lots of players that size have been full time, third down backs.
K. Faulk might be 210 but he sure as heck isn't 5'10. More like 5'7".