SWFLSkins Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 this thread = fail First thing I thought as soon as somebody bumped this thread This thread+today= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSUSkins24 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 and just keep a running back named hightower, who only proved himself against 3rd string defenses in the preseason?! If you watched the preseason games you'd know he was consistently running against the first team defenses of the ravens and steelers. But I digress. No reason to argue over who is the better RB because we have the option of using all of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Right now, they have it set up fairly obvious as to what we're doing with each back. Torain is running the power game with a little bit of stretch mixed in. Helu is running more of the inside zone stuff and misdirection stuff. Hightower is running the stretch game and more pass pro. I like that they each have strengths we can key off. The problem is, it's a dead give away right now for what we're doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSUSkins24 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 1-3 games is probably incorrect :ols: Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Even before the game today, the whole premise of this thread is quite odd. An NFL team normally has at least 3 RB's on the roster. Why would we be cutting Torain just because Hightower and Helu are playing well? What if one of them get hurt? Cutting Torain would just be absurd to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishtw Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Epic fail thread lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Hopefully soon...the dude sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper 21 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 expect him gone by the end of the week those fumbles are unacceptable. haha jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirtyfive2seven Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 The best answer to this thread was in the "how long until Hightower is cut" thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpack3r Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 All these seasons with Vinny at the helm, we have talked about not building depth, and when someone goes down it is chaos. For once we are actually building a team, with lots of depth and young talent, and these donks on ES want to get rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 All these seasons with Vinny at the helm, we have talked about not building depth, and when someone goes down it is chaos. For once we are actually building a team, with lots of depth and young talent, and these donks on ES want to get rid of them. We as fans have no idea what depth is. All we know is the player is either starter calibar or worthless. The new front office is introducing a foregin concept to many fans. Eventually they will learn that depth is a good thing and you don't ship off a depth player because he played well and isn't needed because he isn't a starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 this is why im not a torain fan. he does this, gets you all amped up, shows you he can kill in this offense, and he'll be hurt again in a few weeks and miss 6 games. its what he does, what hes done his entire career, what he did last year, what he did in training camp, etc. moral of the story: hes awesome in this offense when hes not injured, and remains one of our most unreliable players in terms of consistent production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSO Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 this is why im not a torain fan. he does this, gets you all amped up, shows you he can kill in this offense, and he'll be hurt again in a few weeks and miss 6 games. its what he does, what hes done his entire career, what he did last year, what he did in training camp, etc.moral of the story: hes awesome in this offense when hes not injured, and remains one of our most unreliable players in terms of consistent production. Which is exactly what we have Helu and Hightower for. You throw Torain in there when we need a jolt in the running game. Otherwise, keep him fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwoganja Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 this is why im not a torain fan. he does this, gets you all amped up, shows you he can kill in this offense, and he'll be hurt again in a few weeks and miss 6 games. its what he does, what hes done his entire career, what he did last year, what he did in training camp, etc.moral of the story: hes awesome in this offense when hes not injured, and remains one of our most unreliable players in terms of consistent production. This is exactly why we are trying to not play Torain until Playoffs. But we can't get to playoffs if we can't win games. Torain to the rescue! And someone get Hightower some new shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Which is exactly what we have Helu and Hightower for. You throw Torain in there when we need a jolt in the running game. Otherwise, keep him fresh. fair enough, i just hope we dont expect 20-25 carries out of torain every week like we saw today, or hes going down again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSO Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 fair enough, i just hope we dont expect 20-25 carries out of torain every week like we saw today, or hes going down again. From what we've seen thus far, it looks like Shanny is on a mission to keep Torain fresh. After his performance today, though, it's going to be extremely difficult to not be tempted to just give him the ball every time... but we can't do that. His running style lends itself to injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseNeckred Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Torain is just terrible, any time a RB gets over 100 yards they should be taken out back and shot like a race horse with a bum leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinklein Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Ah, excellent bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportjunkie07 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Right now, they have it set up fairly obvious as to what we're doing with each back.Torain is running the power game with a little bit of stretch mixed in. Helu is running more of the inside zone stuff and misdirection stuff. Hightower is running the stretch game and more pass pro. I like that they each have strengths we can key off. The problem is, it's a dead give away right now for what we're doing its funny, because the wide receiver situation kind of mimics the rb situation. none are awesome, but all have their strengths. moss is our main threat and also our go to TD guy, armstrong is our deep threat, gaffney is a possession receiver.. we lack elite talent at either position (though helu is showing promise and fred davis could be considered elite for a TE), but each player has his strengths and the play designs for each player are pretty predictable. hopefully other teams do not catch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Epic fail thread lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Gadsden Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Now you're threatening me? To the best of my knowledge, I have NEVER had any interaction with you on this forum. If I had had an issue with you in another thread, I could understand your response. When you combine this with the fact that your initial response read like it came from someone who at least partially derives his self-worth from flaming people on forums, I think my response to you was totally justified. If you're looking for someone to accept your disrespect and total lack of tact, search elsewhere, please. Can we just let it go?! Really!? He apologized. He was attempting some bold humor, it went too far. We called him out, he checked his attitude and removed it. We've all done it. It's the internet and sometimes we all get carried away with anonymity. SCP doesnt exactly have a track record of douche behavior from what i've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newera Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 the guy on the practice squad that every team in the nfl can sign if they so desire?nah, i'll take torain. Now, I'm looking stupid with that suggestion. Smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 this is why im not a torain fan. he does this, gets you all amped up, shows you he can kill in this offense, and he'll be hurt again in a few weeks and miss 6 games. its what he does, what hes done his entire career, what he did last year, what he did in training camp, etc.moral of the story: hes awesome in this offense when hes not injured, and remains one of our most unreliable players in terms of consistent production. So, your point is, he'll only win 4-5 games fir us, this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 All these seasons with Vinny at the helm, we have talked about not building depth, and when someone goes down it is chaos. For once we are actually building a team, with lots of depth and young talent, and these donks on ES want to get rid of them. Man, is it so refreshing to have some depth with guys just coming in contributing in a HUGE way. In Shanahan and Allen we should all trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSkins Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Whew, I'm glad I made the correct vote before that game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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