Originally Posted by -King-:
Do you really think having veteran depth at RB is remotely the same or as important as having veteran depth at O-line?
Do you think they roll with Damien Williams as the only player with any real NFL experience at RB? He gets hurt like he already has, and we have a rookie and a second year UDFA to lean on?
Im not syaing Hyde's roster spot is a certain lock but they gave him $1.5MM guaranteed for a reason. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
Do you think they roll with Damien Williams as the only player with any real NFL experience at RB? He gets hurt like he already has, and we have a rookie and a second year UDFA to lean on?
Im not syaing Hyde's roster spot is a certain lock but they gave him $1.5MM guaranteed for a reason.
It's running back. Wtf does veteran experience have to do with anything? It's the simplest easiest position in football while O-line is the most complex after QB. There's a reason it makes more sense to have veteran depth at O-line than RB. Especially in the case of Jeff Allen where he's been in this system before so his familiarity would come in handy. What can Hyde's veteran experience add? [Reply]
Experience at RB is really overrated basically by year 2 Darrell Williams should be able to pick up a blitz, if he can't then he shouldn't be on a team. [Reply]
Originally Posted by oldman:
I believe Veach did address depth on the OL, they just haven't blossomed the way we hoped. I think we're OK at G and C, it's the backup T I'm worried about.
Yeah I think everyone can agree that OL depth is very thin. But, we are just going to have to get use to that. When you have an young MVP QB you're going to be lucky to have good front line starters. We can forget depth. The math is simple.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
We’re on the same page. I just want a different vet RB than Hyde
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
No reason to be pumped about Hyde really, I get that, but what veteran out there is better? If we cut him today he would be on a team by the end of the week.
Darrel Williams has done nothing that I can see to keep him over Hyde and since Hyde's contract is guaranteed it doesn't even save money to cut him so...........
Originally Posted by rabblerouser:
Yesh, their starting defense made mincemeat out of our 2nd and 3rd stringers...
Yeah - what was that about? Watt and Dupree out there blitzing Henne at the end of the first half of the second preseason game? I laughed my ass off when Henne scored on them. [Reply]