Notes from Off-Season Practice

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(Yesterday, 05:12 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Wow, Tahj Brooks and Chase Brown are really old for being a rookie and a 3rd year player.

Tahj Brooks is our 4th RB. The last time we had a 4th RB on our roster (3 years ago) he was largely inactive on gameday and played 36 offensive snaps.

Even if Brooks makes the final roster instead of going to the PS, unless you predict he beats out Moss who they gave a $375k signing bonus to this year as part of his paycut, or Perine, he's going to be inactive most of the year.

Chase Brown was in his age 23 season as a rookie, which is a bit older than normal. He's in his age 25 season now.

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(Yesterday, 03:09 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Pretty funny you think you are have a reputation of posting actual factual info. Maybe look in the mirroe prior to your constant personal attacks on others.

Maybe you should provide some examples of me posting non-factual gibberish and trying to pass it off as fact. Or my apparent myriad of personal attacks that haven't even garnered a warning as of this moment. 

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(Yesterday, 05:20 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Tahj Brooks is our 4th RB. The last time we had a 4th RB on our roster (3 years ago) he was largely inactive on gameday and played 36 offensive snaps.

Even if Brooks makes the final roster instead of going to the PS, unless you predict he beats out Moss who they gave a $375k signing bonus to this year as part of his paycut, or Perine, he's going to be inactive most of the year.

Chase Brown was in his age 23 season as a rookie, which is a bit older than normal. He's in his age 25 season now.

I expect Tahj Brooks to be the #2 RB behind Chase Brown early this season and maybe even take over the #1 spot and I like Chase Brown a ton.

That is how high I am on Tahj Brooks. Tahj is the perfect RB for running in the inside zone that we are implementing. I think Chase Brown will 
struggle in this scheme and be the pass catching blitz pickup back for us by mid season. Tahj was a special talent to get in the 6th round IMO.

Samaje is a good vet, but time catches up with RB's as you note. I think Moss gets cut.

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(9 hours ago)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I expect Tahj Brooks to be the #2 RB behind Chase Brown early this season and maybe even take over the #1 spot and I like Chase Brown a ton.

That is how high I am on Tahj Brooks. Tahj is the perfect RB for running in the inside zone that we are implementing. I think Chase Brown will 
struggle in this scheme and be the pass catching blitz pickup back for us by mid season. Tahj was a special talent to get in the 6th round IMO.

Samaje is a good vet, but time catches up with RB's as you note. I think Moss gets cut.

I guess we will find out, but that's a heck of a bold prediction Nate.

He's the fourth RB we've drafted in the 6th round in the Taylor era....
Chris Evans
Trayveon Williams
Rodney Anderson

Even earlier than that in the Lewis era we had a decent little history of taking 6th round RBs that folks get real excited for, too...
Rex Burkhead
Dan Herron
Bernard Scott

I mean, I hope you're right because that means he'll be even better for us than Brown was last year which would mean good things for our run game. I just don't think I will be putting any of my money on that bet, is all.

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(9 hours ago)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I expect Tahj Brooks to be the #2 RB behind Chase Brown early this season and maybe even take over the #1 spot and I like Chase Brown a ton.

That is how high I am on Tahj Brooks. Tahj is the perfect RB for running in the inside zone that we are implementing. I think Chase Brown will 
struggle in this scheme and be the pass catching blitz pickup back for us by mid season. Tahj was a special talent to get in the 6th round IMO.

Samaje is a good vet, but time catches up with RB's as you note. I think Moss gets cut.

Nate, you're nuts! 

Brown is gonna have a big year!