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Sparano is worried about lack of experience in Rb's.

Swantoon said:
I hope so, but there have been plenty of great college RBs that do nothing at the pro level. He just did not look that impressive at K state. Seems like the first tackler took him down too easy on a lot of plays and most of his big runs just came from huge holes. I could be wrong, and I hope I'm wrong, but he just did not impress me in college.
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True, but to call him only a body with no ability after two weeks of training camp. I'd rather be supporting our team at this point instead of tearing them apart. If we had stayed with R&R how many thread would there be saying how we made a huge mistake not going after a young RB? Granted not every succesful RB makes it in the NFL but at least wait for maybe a game or two before he is labeled a bust.
 
SCOTTY said:
True, but to call him only a body with no ability after two weeks of training camp. I'd rather be supporting our team at this point instead of tearing them apart. If we had stayed with R&R how many thread would there be saying how we made a huge mistake not going after a young RB? Granted not every succesful RB makes it in the NFL but at least wait for maybe a game or two before he is labeled a bust.
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I don't have a problem with giving the guy a shot, but I don't like how we seem to be putting all of our eggs in that basket. If we signed a veteran to split time with him I would be much more optimistic. Of course if he turns out to be a solid running back we will have saved a lot of money and have a good RB on the other hand if he does suck then it will be like the year after Ricky retired all over again.
 
Swantoon said:
I don't have a problem with giving the guy a shot, but I don't like how we seem to be putting all of our eggs in that basket. If we signed a veteran to split time with him I would be much more optimistic. Of course if he turns out to be a solid running back we will have saved a lot of money and have a good RB on the other hand if he does suck then it will be like the year after Ricky retired all over again.
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Does Bush not count as a vet RB? I loved the idea of R&R but honestly don't think it even came close to what we were expecting. I think Thomas/Bush is going to surprise the doubters. Thomas is a bruiser type runner and Bush is so frickin quick and agile. I think they are a perfect pair. Plus I do want to give our other guys a chance if one does happen to go down rather than sink a huge amount of money into a vet (and vet RB always demand $$).
 
dlockz said:
Tiki barber I mean really u see that as a better option than Ricky williams no I mean really. As for Hilliard so far he is lucky to be in NFL and has proven nothing
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How many times can we run the ball? I thought everyone wanted us to open up the field more. If your going to try and give Bush and DT a BARE MINIMUM of 30 carries combined (probably more) how many carries will Ricky even be getting? 5? That just didnt make sense to ethir us or Ricky.
 
Jimi said:
How many times can we run the ball? I thought everyone wanted us to open up the field more. If your going to try and give Bush and DT a BARE MINIMUM of 30 carries combined (probably more) how many carries will Ricky even be getting? 5? That just didnt make sense to ethir us or Ricky.
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Just saying we should have kept him as insurance because Bush never seems to survive no matter the carries.
 
What if THOMAS is a bust, or mediocre at best? We have noone else except HILLIARD.
 
luduporcu said:
What if THOMAS is a bust, or mediocre at best? We have noone else except HILLIARD.
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He was the Big 12 rushing champion last year and a second round pick in the NFL draft. Can we at least wait until he takes a regular season snap, or even a preseason snap before even theorizing about if he may or may not be a bust?
 
Nublar7 said:
He was the Big 12 rushing champion last year and a second round pick in the NFL draft. Can we at least wait until he takes a regular season snap, or even a preseason snap before even theorizing about if he may or may not be a bust?
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Thank you Nubs. What the hell is with everyone. We make moves at the RB position and everyone complains. If we had stayed with R&R, oh imagine the complaining then.
 
Nublar7 said:
He was the Big 12 rushing champion last year and a second round pick in the NFL draft. Can we at least wait until he takes a regular season snap, or even a preseason snap before even theorizing about if he may or may not be a bust?
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^^^This. Thank you.
 
SCOTTY said:
Thank you Nubs. What the hell is with everyone. We make moves at the RB position and everyone complains. If we had stayed with R&R, oh imagine the complaining then.
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I had preached that we need to take a runningback the previous year, imagine if we had taken leashon Mccoy instead of wasting a pick on Pat white
 
dlockz said:
I had preached that we need to take a runningback the previous year, imagine if we had taken leashon Mccoy instead of wasting a pick on Pat white
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LeSean McCoy would have sucked majorly in our system last year.
 
dlockz said:
Tiki barber I mean really u see that as a better option than Ricky williams no I mean really. As for Hilliard so far he is lucky to be in NFL and has proven nothing
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Hilliard hasn't proven anything because he was behind R&R.. and THEY proved nothing last year. Barber? Really?! Williams is OLD...

It's over.. move on.
 
i don't think think thomas is a bust his feet are rare very rare...but i do think staying healthy is gonna be an issue...i'll be surprised if we get 12 games out of him...same for bush
 
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