Stephen Davis

[Sean Taylor is God]

Originally Posted by celts32

That ships sailed. He's done. he can't play anymore. It's a waste of a roster spot...

The short yardage back the skins should try and aquire is TJ Ducket who Atlanta is shopping in trade right now. He can probably be had for a mid to low round draft choice.

he's good in short yardage, but we dont have the space or money for a move like that. we have much more pressing issuses than rb. davis is done.

[celts32]

Originally Posted by Sean Taylor is God

he's good in short yardage, but we dont have the space or money for a move like that. we have much more pressing issuses than rb. davis is done.

He doesn't make a lot of money and Atlanta picks up any remaining signing bonus if they trae him. the skins would just need to carry his yearly salary. A short yardage back is not the most pressing need, but it is a need. A team that's identity is running the ball should never need to line up in shot gun on third and 2. Portis is a great back, but short yardage is not his thing. I would like to have someone to use like Gibbs used Riggs in the early 90's. Ducket is filling that same role right now in Atlanta and he's good at it.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by celts32

He doesn't make a lot of money and Atlanta picks up any remaining signing bonus if they trae him. the skins would just need to carry his yearly salary. A short yardage back is not the most pressing need, but it is a need. A team that's identity is running the ball should never need to line up in shot gun on third and 2. Portis is a great back, but short yardage is not his thing. I would like to have someone to use like Gibbs used Riggs in the early 90's. Ducket is filling that same role right now in Atlanta and he's good at it.

he'll want a new contract, and what would atlanta want in a trade? if the skins ask first, its going to be more than if he's shopped. we have 7 rbs right now andat least 4 that are #2-#3 quality. portis i fine in short yardage, sellers can do short yardage (280lb) and nemo was brought in to do short yardage. TJ would be a wasted roster spot and contract.

[celts32]

Originally Posted by That Guy

he'll want a new contract, and what would atlanta want in a trade? if the skins ask first, its going to be more than if he's shopped. we have 7 rbs right now andat least 4 that are #2-#3 quality. portis i fine in short yardage, sellers can do short yardage (280lb) and nemo was brought in to do short yardage. TJ would be a wasted roster spot and contract.

I heard from a few different NFL Network or ESPN guys saying that Atlanta is shopping him and it will probably be for a low round draft choice. He's under contract, the skins would only need to resign him to a new deal if they wanted to.

The skins do have a lot of good backs, but it's a fact that none of the current backs excell in short yardage situations. if they did they would not have been in shot gun half the time in short yardage situations. I only want Ducket for short yardage and goaline...I am not sugesting that Portis should lose a significant portion of his carries.

[Sean Taylor is God]

Originally Posted by celts32

I heard from a few different NFL Network or ESPN guys saying that Atlanta is shopping him and it will probably be for a low round draft choice. He's under contract, the skins would only need to resign him to a new deal if they wanted to.

The skins do have a lot of good backs, but it's a fact that none of the current backs excell in short yardage situations. if they did they would not have been in shot gun half the time in short yardage situations. I only want Ducket for short yardage and goaline...I am not sugesting that Portis should lose a significant portion of his carries.

broughton and cartwright

[jdlea]

I don't know that I agree that he's necessarily done. If you don't think he can do for a team what Jerome Bettis did, you're kidding yourself. He did have 12 TD's last year. I also remember hearing that Carolina wished they didn't put him on IR cause he could have played in the playoffs.

Stephen Davis is certainly done as an every down back, but in short yardage he still looks like a beast. Trust me, I was in Carolina this season.

[shallyshal]

Originally Posted by jdlea

I don't know that I agree that he's necessarily done. If you don't think he can do for a team what Jerome Bettis did, you're kidding yourself. He did have 12 TD's last year. I also remember hearing that Carolina wished they didn't put him on IR cause he could have played in the playoffs.

Stephen Davis is certainly done as an every down back, but in short yardage he still looks like a beast. Trust me, I was in Carolina this season.

davis is more like dayne than he is like bettis.. even at the end bettis had marvelous footwork- something davis never really had, even in his prime. that is what made bettis special- a hall of famer for certain

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by shallyshal

davis is more like dayne than he is like bettis.. even at the end bettis had marvelous footwork- something davis never really had, even in his prime. that is what made bettis special- a hall of famer for certain

that's actually something bettis had to learn. his few few seasons he just ran right into people, but he had to learn some moves cause of how sore he was getting from all the abuse. He probably explained it better in his pre-superbowl interview story they ran like 500 times... i just thought it was interesting.

[jordanz301]

bettis also mentioned that when he was in st louis b/c all he did was run into people they wanted him to convert into a fullback and bettis obviously was like heck no...............besides another receiver, punter, kicker, depth at Ol, i think we could really use a pure blocking fullback and tight end something we can gget both in the draft......even tho portis said his favorite person to see in front of him blocking is sellars and even tho sellars had an amazing season in the endzone i would love to see a bigger faster and younger fullback....thats what larry johnson and priest had in KC ie. tony richardson