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Position Preview: Running Back
Gone: Legerrette Blount (Pats), Brandon Tate (FA)... 2014 Offseason cuts: Alvester Alexander, Migeul Maysonet, Tauren Poole and Jordan Hall.
Returning starter: Le'Veon Bell. Bell is entrenched as the unquestioned #1 back, not to mention a premier and arguably the NFL's best RB in the game today. He is a true 3-down back since he is a lethal threat in both the ground & air game. Capable of getting the tough yards when necessary, or taking it outside or through the tackles to the house.
Returning depth: Josh Harris, Dri Archer, and Will Johnson (FB/TE/RB). If any of you follow me closely then you know how much I favor Josh Harris. IMO he can easily handle the job in Bell's absence. Archer has yet to find his niche, but Haley needs to deploy him better. His speed is still ridiculous, but he's timid & hesitates too much. He didn't develop into the return man that everyone had hoped for, but that isn't to say they won't try again. Will Johnson is a "break in case of emergency" type since he is a FB/TE hybrid where he has shown to be the most effective. But he has proved that he can handle 3rd down duties to grind out short yardage.
New faces: DeAngelo Williams (FA), Ross Scheuerman (UDFA-Lafayette), Cameron Stingily (UDFA-N. Illinois). Williams is 33 years old and played in Carolina for 9 years. He is a great veteran back with good field awareness. He should be a great filler for situational duties or relief. Even though I think Harris should be that guy. Scheuerman was a beast at Lafayette, but it was a smaller school division so his outlook is pretty small. Still, a great 1-cut runner. Stingily has been called a freight train of a man. He runs with a very hard nose and is very physical. I think he could provide competition for FB.
On the bubble: Archer, Scheuerman, Stingily. Its hard to imagine Archer being in jeopardy due to his positional flexibility (RB/WR/STR), but since he has yet to develop into difference maker in any capacity, its hard to justify keeping him on the 53 when others may be just as effective (say Devin Gardner who is a QB/WR with ST ability). Scheuerman & Stingily are camp bodies.
Outlook: Bell is currently appealing his 3-game suspension, but whatever the outcome, D-Will was brought in to be the starter for those games. But don't be surprised if Josh Harris gets a very healthy cut of the carries during that opening stretch. Bell, D-Will, & Harris are a lethal group. Each capable of carrying the load. I'm excited for this group. I wouldn't call D-Will an upgrade over Blount because of the age difference, but I will say he is just as good/effective. And like I said about Archer earlier, he needs to turn it up this offseason or he is going to find himself on the chopping block.
Discuss!
Gone: Legerrette Blount (Pats), Brandon Tate (FA)... 2014 Offseason cuts: Alvester Alexander, Migeul Maysonet, Tauren Poole and Jordan Hall.
Returning starter: Le'Veon Bell. Bell is entrenched as the unquestioned #1 back, not to mention a premier and arguably the NFL's best RB in the game today. He is a true 3-down back since he is a lethal threat in both the ground & air game. Capable of getting the tough yards when necessary, or taking it outside or through the tackles to the house.
Returning depth: Josh Harris, Dri Archer, and Will Johnson (FB/TE/RB). If any of you follow me closely then you know how much I favor Josh Harris. IMO he can easily handle the job in Bell's absence. Archer has yet to find his niche, but Haley needs to deploy him better. His speed is still ridiculous, but he's timid & hesitates too much. He didn't develop into the return man that everyone had hoped for, but that isn't to say they won't try again. Will Johnson is a "break in case of emergency" type since he is a FB/TE hybrid where he has shown to be the most effective. But he has proved that he can handle 3rd down duties to grind out short yardage.
New faces: DeAngelo Williams (FA), Ross Scheuerman (UDFA-Lafayette), Cameron Stingily (UDFA-N. Illinois). Williams is 33 years old and played in Carolina for 9 years. He is a great veteran back with good field awareness. He should be a great filler for situational duties or relief. Even though I think Harris should be that guy. Scheuerman was a beast at Lafayette, but it was a smaller school division so his outlook is pretty small. Still, a great 1-cut runner. Stingily has been called a freight train of a man. He runs with a very hard nose and is very physical. I think he could provide competition for FB.
On the bubble: Archer, Scheuerman, Stingily. Its hard to imagine Archer being in jeopardy due to his positional flexibility (RB/WR/STR), but since he has yet to develop into difference maker in any capacity, its hard to justify keeping him on the 53 when others may be just as effective (say Devin Gardner who is a QB/WR with ST ability). Scheuerman & Stingily are camp bodies.
Outlook: Bell is currently appealing his 3-game suspension, but whatever the outcome, D-Will was brought in to be the starter for those games. But don't be surprised if Josh Harris gets a very healthy cut of the carries during that opening stretch. Bell, D-Will, & Harris are a lethal group. Each capable of carrying the load. I'm excited for this group. I wouldn't call D-Will an upgrade over Blount because of the age difference, but I will say he is just as good/effective. And like I said about Archer earlier, he needs to turn it up this offseason or he is going to find himself on the chopping block.
Discuss!
