RB Situation

[Anointed One]

I see we cleared a roster spot today by releasing OL, Webb... Any ideas which RB's we should be pursuing?

They talking to Lynch? Will they trade for a RB?

 

[SonnyCID]

Ronnie Hillman

 

[blstoker]

They just signed Zac Brooks to the practice squad - so I assume they'll promote George Farmer from there to be the 3rd RB.

Granted that's just speculation....

 

[Anointed One]

Ronnie Hillman

Doesn't he play for the Vikings?

 

[SonnyCID]

Doesn't he play for the Vikings?

Vikings dropped him yesterday. But the Chargers picked him up a couple hours ago.

 

[dude82]

Bishop Sankey just became available, although I don't know whether he'd be a good fit or not.

 

[seattlefan75]

Whats the point of having practice squad players if the team will just go a pick up washing up players through waiver wires. When you pick up a player from another team he will need to learn the teams playbook before he can go out and play a lot of snaps how is that effective? I would much rather see what our young backs can do they want to make a name for themselves rather than a 27-28 year old back that is being bounced around and cut from teams

 

[MrS]

Ray rice?

Naaah just kidding

 

[JMR]

They talking to Lynch? Will they trade for a RB?

I figured the Lynch thing would come up. He wasn't even good last year when he was healthy and in football shape, save the SF game. Marshawn never struck me as a first in, last out kind of worth ethic guy, so I have a really tough time imagining he has been sticking to a conditioning program that would make him ready even if he wanted to come back.

Trade deadline has come and gone, so that option is out too.

I think we'll pick up someone we had here in pre-season to fill the void, but it's gonna be the Thomas Rawls show down the stretch here.

 

[dude82]

The Seahawks went with the practice squad option, promoting George Farmer.

Seahawks Promote Running Back George Farmer From Practice Squad

 

[Anointed One]

Whats the point of having practice squad players if the team will just go a pick up washing up players through waiver wires. When you pick up a player from another team he will need to learn the teams playbook before he can go out and play a lot of snaps how is that effective? I would much rather see what our young backs can do they want to make a name for themselves rather than a 27-28 year old back that is being bounced around and cut from teams

Usually, this late in the season, teams pick up players that know the system or have a very short learning curve so i'm not concerned about that...

 

[Anointed One]

I figured the Lynch thing would come up. He wasn't even good last year when he was healthy and in football shape, save the SF game. Marshawn never struck me as a first in, last out kind of worth ethic guy, so I have a really tough time imagining he has been sticking to a conditioning program that would make him ready even if he wanted to come back.

Trade deadline has come and gone, so that option is out too.

I think we'll pick up someone we had here in pre-season to fill the void, but it's gonna be the Thomas Rawls show down the stretch here.

yeah... great points... Without us making a move at the RB position leads me to believe that CJ and/or Pope won't be out as long as expected...