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Deadpulse
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Bah, he might be on the emergency list. We have too many backs as it is.
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dbm01
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| IIRC he was fairly useful a few years back. After Barber was on the downslide, the starting position was all but presumed his before Murray snatched it (after his injury against us), wasn't it? Might be a good replacement for Woodhead if we find we need one.. |
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Jmacz008
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I'd take Jones over Blount but that isn't saying much.
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TomRalph
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I'd prefer Blount over Jones. BB prefers bigger backs compared to oft-injured scat backs who hate contact.
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Deadpulse
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| dbm01 wrote: | | IIRC he was fairly useful a few years back. After Barber was on the downslide, the starting position was all but presumed his before Murray snatched it (after his injury against us), wasn't it? Might be a good replacement for Woodhead if we find we need one.. |
The replacement for Woody is Vereen, who is that back plus the ability to do so much more. We won't have to cringe every time the Patriots run a shot gun draw up the middle to throw the defense because it will be Vereen and not Woody (he did have his moments but it was boom or bust).
Ridley and Vereen should be more than enough at the running back position. Add in Bolden and Blount as depth and Leon as almost exclusively special teams we have a backfield with no place for Jones. As it stands one of Bolden or Blount isnt making the roster, so unless Vereen goes down, Jones stays on the emergency call list.
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dbm01
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| Deadpulse wrote: | | dbm01 wrote: | | IIRC he was fairly useful a few years back. After Barber was on the downslide, the starting position was all but presumed his before Murray snatched it (after his injury against us), wasn't it? Might be a good replacement for Woodhead if we find we need one.. |
The replacement for Woody is Vereen, who is that back plus the ability to do so much more. We won't have to cringe every time the Patriots run a shot gun draw up the middle to throw the defense because it will be Vereen and not Woody (he did have his moments but it was boom or bust).
Ridley and Vereen should be more than enough at the running back position. Add in Bolden and Blount as depth and Leon as almost exclusively special teams we have a backfield with no place for Jones. As it stands one of Bolden or Blount isnt making the roster, so unless Vereen goes down, Jones stays on the emergency call list. |
Right. Replacement for Woodhead/Back-up to Vereen, I meant. Though anybody that would take snaps away from Vereen would be a dissapointment IMO. I'm excited to see what Vereen can do with Woodhead gone now. |
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Jaymun
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He shows flashes, but he's really inconsistent and can't stay healthy. I wouldn't hate bringing him in for camp and seeing what he can do, because if he can put it all together I think he still has the potential to be quite good
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mcmurtry86
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| TomRalph wrote: | | I'd prefer Blount over Jones. BB prefers bigger backs compared to oft-injured scat backs who hate contact. |
Felix Jones isn't a scat back and he hasn't missed all that much time in the last 4 years.
He does tend to shy away from contact though. |
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Richter
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| mcmurtry86 wrote: | | TomRalph wrote: | | I'd prefer Blount over Jones. BB prefers bigger backs compared to oft-injured scat backs who hate contact. |
Felix Jones isn't a scat back and he hasn't missed all that much time in the last 4 years.
He does tend to shy away from contact though. |
As someone who watched the better part of Jones' career, you can't go by his games played statistic. A lot of those games were him suiting up, taking a few snaps and figuring out he couldn't go, or leaving early with an injury. He deserves the fragile reputation 100%. |
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