Didn't Messam have knee surgery not too long ago?

 

Has been cleared to play.

 

All I know is that I hope Reggie Bush is resigned. I want him to be the focal point of this offense. I would hate to watch him sign elsewhere after this season. Matter of fact, if the rooks fail to catch on he might be the only true "playmaker" the offense will have. :/

 

I think it's three halfbacks and one of the fullback/halfbacks. The halfbacks are the obvious three, and the other spot would be filled by the winner of Messam/Lane.

There's a question if he catches on or can reproduce what he does in a zone oriented scheme, and there's a question of roster space as well. If Thomas and/or Miller catch on, there's a question of how much you can pay and properly utilize three backs.

 

I'm hoping we find a way to keep Jonas Gray until next season when he is fully healthy.

 

Don't sleep on Javorskie Lane, that dude is fast!

 

I understand there is a little bit of "can he do it again?" associated with him, especially in a new offense. But I believe he can. I believe he will be better all around in this offense. I cant see him failing for any reason other than possible injury.

I don't think they can justify letting him walk next offseason concerning salary, or because of the full stable of unproven running backs coming in. IMO its Reggie Bush............and everyone else.

Im SUPER high on Reggie. Reggie has an incredible skillset with alot of versatility. He has all the physical ability in the world (for the body type he has). He brings alot more than that though...

Reggie also has everything upstairs going for him as well. His leadership qualities, his positive attitude (and yes I remember him saying "we stink"), his practice habits, he's never in trouble, he wants to win, he gives his best on every down. You can pretty much insert in any other positive intangible you can think of. Again IMO, he's the type of player you build certain aspects of an offense around.


To get to the question asked though.... I will be happy with Bush, Miller, Thomas and whoever else flashes big play ability.

 

Personally, I think Thomas gets beat out. I never understood the pick in the first place. I never saw the "power" back in him that he was drafted for. He runs too upright, hardly ever lowers his shoulder, unless it is to spin off of a would be tackler. I have yet to see footage of him actually steam-rolling anyone. Maybe, I missed it.

 

Not just cleared to play but he's actually graduated rehab from the injury which to me is even better.

 

I remember jumping on with Troy Stradford, Keith Sims and Jesse Agler after the 2011 Draft and talking about Daniel Thomas. I mentioned that he runs with bad pad level and the coaches will have to try and work on that. I didn't say how successful they'd be. Troy Stradford took issue though and said that speaking from his experience, your pad level is your pad level, once you get to this level there's no changing it, as it'd be like asking someone to totally revamp their posture or how they carry themselves. I don't QUITE agree with him in that I think coaches at this level absolutely do preach and teach pad level to the best of their ability, but I do respect what he was trying to say...which is that pad level isn't going to change much when you get to this point.

 

i'm ready to give him a mulligan on last year based on the fact that he was basically injured all season, i'm not judging him after one year

 

I heard he was actually salutatorian and gave a really nice intro speech.

 

Speech started out well but he lost his wind a little by the end. ;)

 

To me and my amateurish opinion, he seems like a hybrid back. By that I mean he becomes a power back once he gets to the secondary, but does so by utilizing short area quickness and lateral agility while going through the line. He won't outrun anyone in the secondary, but does have enough power to bounce off LBs (for the most part) and the CBs and Ss, but not the Lineman. If that at all makes sense to you guys, that is what I see. Power in the secondary, quickness and agility between the tackles to get there.

I think with the new zone scheme which he is familiar with, it will give him the opportunity to get to the LB level more often.

What are people's opinion of his vision?

 

Well, his vision is an issue. He's not had great vision in his career as a runner. Last year he did much better, but using a heavy amount of zone blocking is going to push his growth further. If he's really got it, I think he can be quite good. If not, then he's likely to revert.

Well, now it's a bunch of unproven runningbacks. It likely won't be that way once it comes time to make decisions.

 

there is a piece today on NFL Network with reggie and karlos dansby at 7 pm

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-facility-tours?module=HP11_hot_topics

correction reggie was already on on tuesday, tonight its film session with karlos dansby

 

oh reggie..

 

This is basically my opinion. People assume he's a power back because he's 230 pounds, but that isn't his game and I think he should probably lose weight if anything.

He makes quick, good decisions and has nice cutback ability. He's not particularly fast or powerful, but you don't need to be to be successful.

 

I like the speed and versatility we seem to have in our RB stable. Love the options this gives Philbin/Sherman.