James Davis on the Active Roster?
 

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I'm looking forward to seeing what James Davis can do. Knowing what MS and company can get out of RB's, I'm hopeful JD gets a shot. I'm not a Clemson fan but the few times I watched Davis, it looked like he had similar skills to CJ Spiller. Anyone familiar w/ James Davis?

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I created a thread when he was signed to the PS, cause I was hopeful that he might be the next gem rb that Shanny found. I watched him at Clemson & he was great.

During his jr. year he was projected as a 2nd round pick, but stayed for his sr. year & his stock plummeted, Cleveland took him in 7th round. The scouting reports said he was a terrible blocker & he's not that good at getting the tough yards in short yardage situations. I think he might've been slower in the combine than his times at Clemson (which seems always the case w/college 40 times).

Always seemed like a good kid, explosive runner. He was unhappy in Cleveland & they let him go, but he fits the zone scheme well.

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[quote=freddyg12;757186]I created a thread when he was signed to the PS, cause I was hopeful that he might be the next gem rb that Shanny found. I watched him at Clemson & he was great.

During his jr. year he was projected as a 2nd round pick, but stayed for his sr. year & his stock plummeted, Cleveland took him in 7th round. The scouting reports said he was a terrible blocker & he's not that good at getting the tough yards in short yardage situations. I think he might've been slower in the combine than his times at Clemson (which seems always the case w/college 40 times).

Always seemed like a good kid, explosive runner. He was unhappy in Cleveland & they let him go, but he fits the zone scheme well.[/quote]

God knows, we need our RB's to block. When CP gets back, at least that will improve.

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They're doomed.

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I'm looking forward to seeing what James Davis can do. Knowing what MS and company can get out of RB's, I'm hopeful JD gets a shot. I'm not a Clemson fan but the few times I watched Davis, it looked like he had similar skills to CJ Spiller. Anyone familiar w/ James Davis?[/quote]

pretty sure davis was the "thunder" and spiller was the "lightning". not similar players from my recollection.

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Agree. Love to see the guy, but if he can't block we can't use him.

One of the reasons our offense has suffered (and McNabb has had trouble) is that Portis isn't there to seal up the holes and mistakes our O-line is making.. We NEED a RB who can block. And a TE who can block as well.

Well, let's face it, we need everyone to help block - Rabach, Licht, Hicks and Brown have been having trouble.

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Ditto on the NEEED our RBs to have the ability to block. We've realllly missed portis there

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I definitely see Davis as a guy to keep an eye on. I hope he makes the active roster.

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Agree 100% w/the blocking. We also need rb's that can RUN. Torain is avg. & has durability issues, CP is slower these days. I'd like to see more of Williams but it does appear they don't trust him to run the ball much.

If Davis got 5-10 carries/20-40ish a game that would be a relatively major contribution.

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He turned down an offer from Carolina to be on their 53 man roster, and stay on our practice squad. That shows that he believes he can be great in this offense; or that he just doesn't want to be on the second/third worst team in the NFL

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[quote=CultBrennan59;757498]He turned down an offer from Carolina to be on their 53 man roster, and stay on our practice squad. That shows that he believes he can be great in this offense; or that he just doesn't want to be on the second/third worst team in the NFL[/quote]

"I've always wanted to play for Coach Shanahan in this system. So no matter [if other teams pursue him], we would give the Redskins the first chance because I want to be here. I think this is good for me."

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James was Thunder and Spiller was Lightning at Clemson. Spiller was better at Clemson but Davis was a beast too. They aren't that similar but Davis for sure was overlooked at Clemson.

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Not big news, but Kevin Sheehan on 950am, Richmond, reporting Mr. Davis has really impressed Mike Shanahan so far. Don't know if he's active yet for Sunday, but he guesses CP won't be.

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I would guess CP will be held out this week and we'll see Davis. Torain sounds iffy too, not good.

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I'm actually really excited to give Davis a go. I like this guy...

Maybe we'll see him on KR too?

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Given shanny's moves this year, it would be no surprise to see Davis get a lot of action. Banks & Torain have both gone from inactive/PS to playing significant roles.

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Wasn't part of the reason davis slipped in the draft due to his running a 4.7 in the 40?

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just did a quick search, 4.6 was his slowest at combine but he improved to 4.45 at pro day accoring to these:

[url=http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/03/29/rb-davis-improves-his-40-time-at-clemsons-pro-day/]NFL.com Blogs » Blog Archive Clemson’s Davis improves 40 time at pro day «[/url]

[url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=67659&draftyear=2009&genpos=RB]James Davis | Clemson, RB : 2009 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile[/url]

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i like this guy .. i thought he had a couple nice games with the browns didnt' he ?

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He had a good career at Clemson. This guy can be a good pro. He has some explosion.

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Why do we have Chad Simpson on the roster if Davis can come up fro the PS and get some carries? I would rather release Simpson and move up Terrence Austin or sign Sinorece Moss who was released by the Giants and let Galloway go.

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James Davis out-rushed CJ Spiller all the years he attended Clemson. Spiller was his back-up/change of pace back. I am hopeful he gets the call up to the main roster tomorrow night.

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Torain is starting tonight and Davis will remain on the practice squad

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[quote=SmootSmack;758174]Torain is starting tonight and Davis will remain on the practice squad[/quote]

So Williams is #2, is Simpson active?

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[quote=freddyg12;758210]So Williams is #2, is Simpson active?[/quote]

Looking that way right now

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damn I was kinda hoping to get a look at this guy

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I think we'll get a look at him before too long. I was kinda hoping he'd play too, but realistically, he just got here and I'm sure needs some time to learn the system.

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Not a good move IMO. Torian is still hurt and if he can't finish the game we'll be sol.

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Who says Torain is still hurt?

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Says the armchair M.D. I guess LOL

He's had 2 weeks to rest up what was a minor hamstring tweak. He should be ok.

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I would cut Simpson and promote Davis before we lose him.

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[quote=skins89moss;758014]Why do we have Chad Simpson on the roster if Davis can come up fro the PS and get some carries? I would rather release Simpson and move up Terrence Austin or sign Sinorece Moss who was released by the Giants and let Galloway go.[/quote]

Galloway..... I can't figure out what on earth is keeping him on this team? QB does not produce well enough for the HC and he's benched. We've had RB come and go and some WR's from the PS come and go, yet Galloway remains? It's nice that he has had a proven past but in the "what have you done for me lately" league I'm baffled with him as well as R.Williams.

Has Galloway caught anything beyond 20 yet this yr? It seems its all Moss and Armstrong. But in any event I'd get rid of Simpson also and bring up Davis. Then I'd at least cut R.Williams and bring in Sinorece or bring Austin up to see if he provides anything to see if he's worth keeping or not.

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[quote=SBXVII;758308]Galloway..... I can't figure out what on earth is keeping him on this team? QB does not produce well enough for the HC and he's benched. We've had RB come and go and some WR's from the PS come and go, yet Galloway remains? It's nice that he has had a proven past but in the "what have you done for me lately" league I'm baffled with him as well as R.Williams.

Has Galloway caught anything beyond 20 yet this yr? It seems its all Moss and Armstrong. But in any event I'd get rid of Simpson also and bring up Davis. Then I'd at least cut R.Williams and bring in Sinorece or bring Austin up to see if he provides anything to see if he's worth keeping or not.[/quote]

Galloway hauled in one deep ball, against Houston I think. R. Williams at least plays spec. teams. But yeah, Galloway getting regular pt doesn't say much for this wr corps.

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What's the appeal exactly of Sinorice Moss?

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[quote=SmootSmack;758285]Who says Torain is still hurt?[/quote]

Told you Torian was hurt.... I know things ;)

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He was flat out horrible today

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Dude's useless.

I see why he was on the practice squad. What a stinker. We'd be better off picking up a FA.

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Someone positn above wanted to cut Chad Simpson and promote Davis "before we lose him (Davis)".


Might I suggest that neither of those circumstances would be horrible.
[INDENT]Cutting Simpson would not change things for the Skins very much.

Losing Davis would not hurt the team significantly.[/INDENT]
Bill Parcells refers to certain players - - I suspect Simpson and Davis are both in this category - - as JAGs. That means he thinks they are Just A Guy; there is nothing noteworthy about them.

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[quote=sportscurmudgeon;763762]Someone positn above wanted to cut Chad Simpson and promote Davis "before we lose him (Davis)".


Might I suggest that neither of those circumstances would be horrible.
[INDENT]Cutting Simpson would not change things for the Skins very much.

Losing Davis would not hurt the team significantly.[/INDENT]
Bill Parcells refers to certain players - - I suspect Simpson and Davis are both in this category - - as JAGs. That means he thinks they are Just A Guy; there is nothing noteworthy about them.[/quote]

Before you condemn Davis, how about giving him more than 1 game before you judge him. He hasn't played since September and 6 carries is not enough to evaluate him. As for Simpson, what the hell did he do before he went to IR? Nothing!! The guy was always hurt. Other teams were interested in Davis, maybe there's a reason? Let's find out.

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Yeah, 6 carries really isn't enough to judge him either way. He was a shoe string tackle away from breaking a nice one.