(08-17-2020, 09:10 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Who?

(08-17-2020, 08:09 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Time for Patrick to show his stuff.

(08-17-2020, 05:23 PM)Geno_Can_Dunk Wrote: Being first on the waiver wire I'll bet we claim a RB at final cuts. There's usually a good number of decent backs available at final cuts.

(08-17-2020, 06:09 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Joins Walton as a completely wasted pick. Oh well.

(08-17-2020, 05:28 PM)Memphis_Bengal Wrote: Perine could surprise. I was watching the Florida-LSU game yesterday and he really stood out as a guy that can pick up some tough yards. Decently elusive as well.

(08-17-2020, 05:39 PM)kacymcbryant18 Wrote: You're thinking about the wrong Perine. The Perine you're talking about was drafted by the Jets in the 4th round this year. 

(08-18-2020, 10:01 AM)TJHoushmandzadehs Shiny Shoes Wrote: Anderson was the Bengals 4th(?) pick in the 6th round that season. Unlike Walton, who wasted a 4th, late in the 6th is basically a glorified UDFA and Anderson was worth the roll of the dice.

(08-18-2020, 10:06 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I'm not trying to be a downer, but I can't figure out why people are so hyped up for this Patrick dude.

He had a terribly underwhelming career at FSU, depsite playing in the weaker ACC.  His Sr. year he only rushed for 378 yards, and averaged a paltry 3.5 a carry.  His career high in yards in a season was only 748.  His totals averaged over 4 years was about 450 yards and 4 TD's.  Didn't do a whole lot in the receiving game either, with only 47 career catches.

Now you might be thinking, well stats don't tell everything. There must be some great physical tools there, or maybe he was misused.

He wasn't even invited to the combine.  A combine that invites 330 players.  Needless to say, he went undrafted.

So now we've got a guy with weak college stats, from a weak conference, who wasn't invited to the combine, who went undrafted.  Maybe he put up gaudy numbers in the XFL.  Maybe that's what I'm missing.  Maybe he was unbelieveable, and proved his doubters wrong.

He averaged 50 yards a game in the XFL with a pretty pedestrian 4.2 YPC with 2 TD's over 5 games.  Those are the definition of average stats.

He's a big, slow running back. Am I missing something here?

(08-18-2020, 11:26 AM)Yojimbo Wrote: Since I follow FSU, I can tell you why his stats weren't great. He shared the backfield with Dalvin Cook and Cam Akers, he was never the #1 back. He was the power back and that's the role I'm excited about for him here. I don't expect him to take the job from Mixon and go off for 1,000 yards a year. I expect he can give Mixon a breather from time to time and be the guy that gets the ball on the goaline or 3rd and 1 situations. He is also a very good pass protector, doesn't fumble, team leader and never gets out worked. These are my observations from his college years, did not watch any XFL.
He would give us a very diverse and balanced backfield; Mixon all around back, Gio the jitter bug third down specialist and Patrick the truck that will run a ************ over.

(08-18-2020, 11:26 AM)Yojimbo Wrote: Since I follow FSU, I can tell you why his stats weren't great. He shared the backfield with Dalvin Cook and Cam Akers, he was never the #1 back. He was the power back and that's the role I'm excited about for him here. I don't expect him to take the job from Mixon and go off for 1,000 yards a year. I expect he can give Mixon a breather from time to time and be the guy that gets the ball on the goaline or 3rd and 1 situations. He is also a very good pass protector, doesn't fumble, team leader and never gets out worked. These are my observations from his college years, did not watch any XFL.
He would give us a very diverse and balanced backfield; Mixon all around back, Gio the jitter bug third down specialist and Patrick the truck that will run a ************ over.

(08-18-2020, 11:26 AM)Yojimbo Wrote: Since I follow FSU, I can tell you why his stats weren't great. He shared the backfield with Dalvin Cook and Cam Akers, he was never the #1 back. He was the power back and that's the role I'm excited about for him here. I don't expect him to take the job from Mixon and go off for 1,000 yards a year. I expect he can give Mixon a breather from time to time and be the guy that gets the ball on the goaline or 3rd and 1 situations. He is also a very good pass protector, doesn't fumble, team leader and never gets out worked. These are my observations from his college years, did not watch any XFL.
He would give us a very diverse and balanced backfield; Mixon all around back, Gio the jitter bug third down specialist and Patrick the truck that will run a ************ over.

(08-18-2020, 01:28 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Can he lead block?  It'd be nice to see some 2 RB sets every now and then. 

(08-18-2020, 07:03 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: He would be one the field with Cook/Akers on occasion, but it wasn’t to block.

(08-18-2020, 07:03 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: He would be one the field with Cook/Akers on occasion, but it wasn’t to block.

(08-18-2020, 08:05 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The thing is, you can't just roll out the big banger on short yardage situations only, then it becomes an immediate tip that "hey, we're running up the gut".  You have to have a set of plays that can benefit from him being on the field.  If he can also lead block well, it opens up an array of plays;  Everything from him taking it straight up the middle, to lead blocking, to pass blocking and setting up the feature back for a pass, to a straight up max pro on a deep route to a gifted WR that might be alone in single coverage.

(08-18-2020, 08:11 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: He can pass block, no problem putting him in those short yardage situations and then running play action.

(08-18-2020, 08:22 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: See, I hate the idea of "package" players, as they are direct tips to the defense as to what you're going to do, based simply upon personnel on the field.  

Why not also bring him in on occasion in 11 personnel, and let him gash the defense for 4 yards/play, ala Cedric Benson?