He should be gone for Siliga. I'm thinking maybe I'm about to win $50? Tavon Wilson seems like a prime cut candidate.SeoulSoxFan said:
My god -- hope not. I think Casey Walker may be gone with Branch already in the rotation & Siliga getting ready to come back.
Toucher & Rich were talking about this and someone said "it looks like the team isn't buying into the jonas Gray hype." It struck me that it's not an either or. Gray carried the ball 38 times on Sunday. That is not sustainable so they could certainly believe in Gray and still give Blount carriesriboflav said:It's funny. A week or two ago, I would've been psyched about this. Now, I meet it with cautious optimism and a little trepidation given how well the offense and Gray has been performing. That said, I'm sure if Blount is a malcontent, he's gone just like that.
riboflav said:It's funny. A week or two ago, I would've been psyched about this. Now, I meet it with cautious optimism and a little trepidation given how well the offense and Gray has been performing. That said, I'm sure if Blount is a malcontent, he's gone just like that.
Wilson get reps on D. I could see Ebner going first.Ed Hillel said:He should be gone for Siliga. I'm thinking maybe I'm about to win $50? Tavon Wilson seems like a prime cut candidate.
I think this is exactly it. We can't expect Gray to stay healthy carrying the ball that much. I don't expect to see much of either back this week against Detroit, but with Green Bay near the bottom of the league in rush yards allowed per game both should be very involved the following week.steveluck7 said:Toucher & Rich were talking about this and someone said "it looks like the team isn't buying into the jonas Gray hype." It struck me that it's not an either or. Gray carried the ball 38 times on Sunday. That is not sustainable so they could certainly believe in Gray and still give Blount carries
Corsi said:Reiss says Casey Walker the odd man out
Yeah works until he's ready but then someone else will need to go. Unfortunately the post upthread is right, usually these things solve themselves via injurymwonow said:
That makes sense, but there's still another shoe that needs to drop someplace - Siliga is a more direct replacement for CW
RedOctober3829 said:Very surprised at this move as the team chemistry is so good now and bringing in a questionable guy in(familiar guy or not) is an unnecessary risky move.
Yeah, this makes sense. I believe Bolden is also a FA. Plus Blount knows the system, so he can contribute immediately as opposed to someone like Tate who would have to learn it.tims4wins said:Thinking it through a little more, given that Vereen and Ridley's contracts are both up, it is nice to have a veteran back under contract for next year. I like that aspect of it.
Bolden plays on "the big four" (kickoff, KR, punt, PR) - he's fourth on the team in special teams snaps. To replace him with one guy, you have to deactivate depth somewhere else, or have starters or other key contributors pick up more special teams duties. Game-day roster management is pretty much a zero sum game - of course it's great to add more depth at RB with a guy like Blount, but it costs you elsewhere.Ed Hillel said:Blount is clearly better than Bolden so not sure what's not to like. I'm sure Bolden can be replaced on Special Teams, especially in a world where only like 30% of the kickoffs are even returned.
BigSoxFan said:I don't even care about getting him carries. Just want to get Amendola's useless ass away from KR duties. Blount was surprisingly nimble in that role last year.
RoDaddy said:The negatives are obvious but his play here at the end of last year was near epic. So presumably, he's still capable of that "greatness" given the opportunity. Plus he gives us depth, another KO return guy, and a quality RB contracted beyond this year. I LOVE the depth on this team moving forward!
Ebner's been active for the past two games.Eddie Jurak said:Is Don Jones another candidate to be cut? He didn't dress last week. If Ebner is anywhere near ready he gives them another ST guy making Jones redundant. Or Ebner could wind up on IR himself.
It won't be Dobson - given that Tyms hasn't done a whole lot to justify his place in the lineup I would not be that surprised to see Donson active next week.
BigSoxFan said:I don't even care about getting him carries. Just want to get Amendola's useless ass away from KR duties. Blount was surprisingly nimble in that role last year.
Stitch01 said:Ebner was active last week IIRC
Blount wasn't anything special on kick returns last year until his big game week 17. And people seemed to like Amendola on KR until he had one dumb / bad return Sunday night.DaughtersofDougMirabelli said:
Of course a lot of this has to do with the teams Kick Return unit, but Blount has been very underwhelming for PIT this year.
Amendola 5 returns, 24.7 avg, 31 long
Blount 5 returns, 20.1 avg, 29 long
BigSoxFan said:I don't even care about getting him carries. Just want to get Amendola's useless ass away from KR duties.
DaughtersofDougMirabelli said:
Of course a lot of this has to do with the teams Kick Return unit, but Blount has been very underwhelming for PIT this year.
Amendola 5 returns, 24.7 avg, 31 long
Blount 5 returns, 20.1 avg, 29 long
Super Nomario said:Bolden plays on "the big four" (kickoff, KR, punt, PR) - he's fourth on the team in special teams snaps. To replace him with one guy, you have to deactivate depth somewhere else, or have starters or other key contributors pick up more special teams duties. Game-day roster management is pretty much a zero sum game - of course it's great to add more depth at RB with a guy like Blount, but it costs you elsewhere.
OK, but then who picks up those ST units? Blount can't do what Bolden does in that area. All three of those guys play all four STs.Ed Hillel said:
I know, I just think it's a positive net gain, especially given the limited value of kick returns now. I'd be happy with any of Wilson/Ebner/Bolden gone once Siliga and Jones become active. I'd be particularly happy with Wilson being gone, but I may be biased.
17 returns is a small sample. Blount had a 23.3 average before Week 17, when he busted a couple long returns.Zososoxfan said:
Blount's stats last year were better though - 17 returns, 29.1 average, 83 long. Good for 5th on average. Hopefully a return to the Pats will get him back to those numbers.
Super Nomario said:Bolden plays on "the big four" (kickoff, KR, punt, PR) - he's fourth on the team in special teams snaps. To replace him with one guy, you have to deactivate depth somewhere else, or have starters or other key contributors pick up more special teams duties. Game-day roster management is pretty much a zero sum game - of course it's great to add more depth at RB with a guy like Blount, but it costs you elsewhere.
I wouldn't buy a jersey or anything, since that's not a legal uniform number for a RB.Corsi said:
I wouldn't have guessed that was a running back, though.Super Nomario said:I wouldn't buy a jersey or anything, since that's not a legal uniform number for a RB.