Which RB emerges as "The Man" this year?

[NBT]

Slaton makes up for anything Walker can do as far as the 3rd down slot back type, plus he has the speed Walker lacks. I would still like them to keep Walker around in some capacity such as the P.S.

[KJ3]

Originally Posted by cadams

i really dont think anyone can say they would rather have walker than bush, even considering bush's lack of production so far.

um...i can. i will. i did. what else are we to consider besides production in determining who is better? should i consult espn?

Originally Posted by cadams

the problem with having dayne again is he might kill all of our offensive linemen if he were to be around much longer.

for real. i wasn't trying to say we should get him though, please let me be clear on that. no more daynetrain.

he may have done our o'line some good though. seriously. we've got a few cats who are going to dive through the holes with some speed now. the o'line has been pretty used to holding blocks open for dayne for like 3.5 minutes while he grabs the ball from the qb, takes a few jogging steps, takes a breather/nap/hamburger, and runs into the 11 guys waiting for him at the line of scrimmage.

Originally Posted by NBT

Slaton makes up for anything Walker can do as far as the 3rd down slot back type, plus he has the speed Walker lacks. I would still like them to keep Walker around in some capacity such as the P.S.

let's hope slaton can be walker with bush's speed. or bush if bush were bush.

[coloradodude]

Competition will be fierce at the RB spot which is a given.

It's Ahman's to lose and he will lose it if he just goes through the motions and tries to live off past performances. But Chris Brown is proven in the Gibbs system and a big back. Darius Walker showed huge potential and has a very smal contractcompared to the first two. Steve Slaton will be the home run hitter mix it up dude but if he comes in and does that more than once, more will be given to him.

Chris Taylor? Taylor has proved he can go on IR but have fumbling problems before he does.

Two points for the bottom line...

1. Injuries are part of the position so we might just see all four kept due to the history of Green and Brown.

2. Our front office and coaching staff have clearly demonstrated the direction they are taking this team and that is of contender. Make no mistake about it, we are building a team that imo will resemble the old 49er's. A RB that doesn't push for the touchdown or first down on every play will NOT make the team.

[KJ3]

Originally Posted by coloradodude

A RB that doesn't push for the touchdown or first down on every play will NOT make any team.

fixed

[Keith]

Added some thoughts to the main page of the site last night on this.

http://www.inthebullseye.com/archive/2008/20080629.html

If I'm Green, I make priority #1 making it all the way through camp healthy.

[Texans_Chick]

Originally Posted by Keith

Added some thoughts to the main page of the site last night on this.

http://www.inthebullseye.com/archive/2008/20080629.html

If I'm Green, I make priority #1 making it all the way through camp healthy.

Nice article.

I think whoever survives camp and can block will be The Man.

At least in the Denver system, there have been many times where it has been unclear who the man was going to be. And often it ended up whoever was healthiest and sort of lucky.

Terrell Davis went from a back who was lucky to make the Broncos...to a guy who impressed people with his intense special team play...to one of the best out of nowhere stories ever in the NFL. He and Rod Smith are examples of how Kubiak doesn't care how you go to the team but only how you prepare and produce.

[Bigtinylittle]

Hey, Steph. Love your board, though for some reason I never post over there. I always enjoy hearing what you have to say because you clearly have a really good understanding of pro football. You can run circles around a lot of the local radio hosts. Keep up the good work.

For the record, I have no idea who will step up and be the man. I don't see Slaton getting a lot of carries, though.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by Texans_Chick

Nice article.

Thanks, and I just stopped by FanHouse and saw the linkage. Thanks again!

Saw Benson's mug shot in your post... not a pretty picture, but (in my non-professional opinion) I don't think any of these charges will stick to Benson.

Originally Posted by kravix

Kieth,

I havent been able to find anything that says the Texans have spoken to Benson.

Me neither, which is why I wrote of any mention of Benson and the Texans as a rumor at this point.

It actually would not surprise me either if the Texans had some informal conversations with Shaun Alexander's agent -- just speculation here. The Texans have not been talked about in conjunction with Kevin Jones since his release, but I don't think Jones fits the same profile of what they'd be looking for like they might find in either Benson or Alexander.

Just something to keep an eye on here for now. No need for any of these guys to sign this far out from the start of camp. I would expect the music to stop by around the first of August though with all three of these guys under some sort of NFL contract.