RB Depth

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  1. Chronos

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    Barnes was a complete bust which was surprising. I don’t know what they saw in Dawkins to bring him back over McNichols last year. I didn’t see what they saw, but then I wasn’t at practices either.
     
  2. JR1980

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    When your team is built to ground and pound, you make sure you have a few on the roster that can do so. As of right now, we don’t....
     
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  3. Scarecrow

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    Trades are off the table this year imo
     
  4. Chronos

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    The draft is going to be very different. The better scouting teams could really do well though.
     
  5. Titanup1982

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    Not sure an UDFA can be considered a bust..
     
  6. Titanup1982

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    Who remembers the game against the Raiders when Henry was running on one hamstring? A lot of those runs were completely unnecessary, due to not having a back up RB.

    I like Evans, but let's not remember he's an unproven rookie RB. Talent wise, he looks the part and I can't wait to see what he brings to this team now and in the future.
     
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  7. Chronos

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    If he was the lowest performing player at his position then yeah bust. I didn’t say draft bust. Any player can be a bust. It means you weren’t good enough plain and simple.
     
  8. Tricky

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    I disagree.
    Sankey was a bust. Kalfani was just a failed experiment. Draft capital is a huge factor.
     
  9. Chronos

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    There is a difference between draft capital and ability. If you sign a free agent who fails, he was a bust. All “bust” means is that you couldn’t hack it. People are confusing expectation and success or failure. I don’t expect a UDFA to succeed and therefore don’t believe it’s wasting time to try him out. BUT... if he fails he was a bust. The term “bust” goes beyond sports and is a slang term for failure. Now if you simply define “success” as being signed for a tryout, then Barnes was not a bust. If instead, the expectation was that Barnes would stick and contribute, then he was a bust.
     
  10. Tricky

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    I suppose I was a bust too. I really wanted to be in the NFL when I was 10 and didnt end up making it.
     
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