chaught76 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Sellars has been very effective when he runs the ball. By the time the defense realizes we actually gave him the ball, he is already 4 yards past the line of scrimmage. I have no problem Ladell getting a couple of touches, but giving Sellars 6 to 9 touches a game will help keep the focus off of Portis everytime we run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsngibbs4life Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 duh, because we haveTJ Duckett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Sellers?....why don't we run Clinton Portis more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaught76 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 duh, because we haveTJ Duckett Nah, TJ already has his hands full playing 3 positions at once. He sets up at END (of the bench) every game, GUARDs the water cooler, and TACKLES anyone who comes near it. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM916 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 We already run Sellers about 95% more than we did last year. He's mostly an endzone type of guy when it comes to getting the ball. Last year he had something like 1 carry for a TD and 11 receptions with 7TDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaught76 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 Sellers?....why don't we run Clinton Portis more? No arguement here Bubba. I'm just saying Sellars should get some carries to keep the D-Line and LBs honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Sellers?....why don't we run Clinton Portis more? Running Sellers would be a change of pace against defenses, a guy 6'3 280lbs is very hard to bring down. Thats probably why every time he touches the ball he gets atleast 4-5 yards per. But i do agree we should run Portis more, at least 25 + per game for the remainder of the season. * BTW, i think my sig is prophetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art McDonough Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 The combination of a speed back like CP and a power fullback like Sellers would keep defenses guessing and probably be very effective. It also would keep one back from being worn down. Tampa Bay did that very effectively several years back with Warrick Dunn and Mike Alstot. Who knows why we don't do alot of things we don't do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsngibbs4life Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 No arguement here Bubba. I'm just saying Sellars should get some carries to keep the D-Line and LBs honest. Our coaches need to stop letting betts and portis run on short yardage plays. I dont get it. We have a 280 LB rock back there, and yet, we hand it off to someone small? Sellars NEEDS to get the ball in those type of situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaught76 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 The combination of a speed back like CP and a power fullback like Sellers would keep defenses guessing and probably be very effective. It also would keep one back from being worn down. Tampa Bay did that very effectively several years back with Warrick Dunn and Mike Alstot. Who knows why we don't do alot of things we don't do? Seatle is another I think of. Everytime Mack Strong gets the ball, teams aren't ready for it. If you really wanted to step back, look at KC in the early 90's with Barry Word and Christian Okoye. How about San Fransico's Roger Craig and Tom Rathman or Cincinnati's James Brooks and Ickey Woods? Wouldn't be great to have tandem pair of RB remembered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwills1 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Damn can we get our pro bowl running back 25 carries before we delegate who else touches the running game. Sellars is always part of the game plan........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageForce21 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 No arguement here Bubba. I'm just saying Sellars should get some carries to keep the D-Line and LBs honest. If anything they'd give those carries to Duckett. Either way we need to run the ball more. Clinton, Ladell, TJ, Mike, I don't give a F*ck who it is just run the damn ball!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVCChairman Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Sellers?....why don't we run Clinton Portis more? exactly, the only running Sellars needs to be doing it right into a linebacker springing Portis to the outside.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Running Sellers would be a change of pace against defenses, a guy 6'3 280lbs is very hard to bring down. Thats probably why every time he touches the ball he gets atleast 4-5 yards per. But i do agree we should run Portis more, at least 25 + per game for the remainder of the season. * BTW, i think my sig is prophetic Sellers ins't a RB, he's a blocker, he may get 3/4 yards when a smaller back couldn't, and he could fumble more since he normally handle the ball, and can't break a simple play into 20+ possible TD run either..... once in awhile is fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskin48 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I would love to see a little bit more of sellers I would like to see him getting 6-7 touches this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaught76 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 Sellers ins't a RB, he's a blocker, he may get 3/4 yards when a smaller back couldn't, and he could fumble more since he normally handle the ball, and can't break a simple play into 20+ possible TD run either..... once in awhile is fine Agreed, anything is possible. Another question though, wasn't Saunders flirting with the idea of letting Cooley get a touch here and there as well. I don't believe we have seen that either. Regardless, we need to start setting the tone early in our games by pounding the ball more with the running game; whoever is doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I don't like doing this but it's Sellers with an "e" not with an "a". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Sellers ins't a RB, he's a blocker, he may get 3/4 yards when a smaller back couldn't, and he could fumble more since he normally handle the ball, and can't break a simple play into 20+ possible TD run either..... once in awhile is fine Naw, i wasn't saying that he should carry it 8 or 9 times a game. But it would be nice to see him pound it in some short yardage situations to give CP a rest. LB is good but he tends to run a bit up right in short yardage, ( I don't know why that is ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Sellars has been very effective when he runs the ball. By the time the defense realizes we actually gave him the ball, he is already 4 yards past the line of scrimmage. I have no problem Ladell getting a couple of touches, but giving Sellars 6 to 9 touches a game will help keep the focus off of Portis everytime we run. He's run the ball five times in his career for 18 yards. 8 of those yards were on one run. From this sample, how did you decide that he was "very effective?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Regardless, we need to start setting the tone early in our games by pounding the ball more with the running game; whoever is doing it. I would suggest using the All-Pro running back, and not the guy with five carries in nine years. But I'm kind of crazy that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 We already run Sellers about 95% more than we did last year. He's mostly an endzone type of guy when it comes to getting the ball. Last year he had something like 1 carry for a TD and 11 receptions with 7TDs. Actually, it's 200 percent more. 1 carry last year versus 3 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conejo Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 As long as we the ball around 40 plays, its all good. Non of this reverse hand offs to the wide receivers crap. I'm talking about pounding the ball down their throats! Portis, Betts or Sellars, we just need more power running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 carry, pass, whatever. I think he should be a weapon in the endzone like he was last year. It was such an easy, dink and dunk to Sellers for TD 8 times last season, I dont know why we havent seen it yet. Cooley was also much more important in the redzone last season. Its kinda odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_ Skinshead Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 It was the Titans; why didn't we run Andre Carter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaught76 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 He's run the ball five times in his career for 18 yards. 8 of those yards were on one run.From this sample' date=' how did you decide that he was "very effective?"[/quote'] We didn't use him like this until the Titans game, in which he ran the ball 3 times for 15 yards. That's a 5 yard/carry average which for a FB is "very effective". Stophovr6, thank you for the spelling correction. I would suggest using the All-Pro running back' date=' and not the guy with five carries in nine years.?"But I'm kind of crazy that way.?"[/quote'] And to your last point, I would prefer to run Portis like crazy as well, but I'll take anyone running the ball consistently well at this point; just the Saunders to call the smashmouth plays, which there-in lies the problem. Gibbs was the smashmouth running style we loved, Saunders isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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