Who will the starting RB be?

RaceBannon said:

chuck said:

I'm unwilling to make a prediction. They're all unknowns other than Callier and him getting 20 or more carries would be a bad sign. He's just not anything special. I once predicted great things for him but his knee and lack of improvement before the knee changed my mind. He falls down for no real reason and can't create anything on his own. He's also several steps slower than he was as a freshman or sophomore.

I like Washington but haven't seen anything from him to convince me he's more than a battering ram with speed. I'm not saying he can't do more, but I haven't seen it yet. He's definitely the odds on favorite and the whole fumbling thing has been overblown.

Cooper, if his knees really are back, is the best package of experience, lateral quickness and elusiveness, size and speed. What if his knees really are 100%? I'd expect him to become the #1. I understand why people are skeptical on him though...it would be stupid not to be.

Coleman...don't know. He looked good in high school.

McDaniel is the forgotten guy. He was a sick running back in high school and played it at 220+. He's lighter and quicker now but still has solid size. Don't rule him out.

But are you willing to make a prediction?

Check with me in October and I might have something to offer other than a Fettersesque "preview". No promises.

puppylove_sugarsteel said:

chuck said:

puppylove_sugarsteel said:

Callier should play because he is good catching out of the backfield, blocking and he is sneaky out of the backfield running the ball (he just has zero explosion, at least didnt after his surgery, and he hossed up while not playing for a year) just don't think he should start.

Cooper stayed in d-1 shape while off for 3 fucking years. I see a rare dedication in that kid. Washington will play of course, but the only burner we have at tailback Is a kid with 3 ACL surguries.

Again thank you Sark for neglecting another important position group. In 4.5 recruiting classes, Sark recruited 4 tailbacks on paper. That is a disgrace

I thought Callier looked way too heavy too. Hard for me to tell if it was "bad" weight or not, but he sure looked slow to me compared to when he was young.

I actually think dipshit recruited pretty well at RB. Sankey obviously delivered. Getting Callier and Cooper together was a good score. He missed one year in there but did get Ryan McDaniel who is an underrated RB prospect, and then Coleman. It's a hell of a lot better looking depth than we ever had under RN, Gilby or TW.

If Sark recruited so well at tailback why don't we have a tailback? Chuck, I don't wanna be an asshole but what the fuck did you just say? Aside from C&C (5 fucking years ago), then Sankey - Sark has recruited 1 fucking pure tailback. This fan base (sorry to say you included now after that statement) is oblivious and retarted. Holy fuckall!

Jesus Christ are you retarded? Try to engage you in a civil manner and this is where it goes. Noted for future reference.

What constitutes "having a tailback"? Should we have a 1000 yard rusher returning? Kinda hard to do coming off a season where one guy ran for over 1900 isn't it?

We have four guys who got carries last year. Callier, Cooper, and Coleman were all pure tailbacks as recruits. McDaniel was a tailback who was also a badass linebacker and the recruiting services favored him as a LB (so I count four, not one as you said). Washington is the only one who is a position switch and he's unproven but the talent is obvious.

We have RB's. Chuck nailed it when he said there's good reason we don't have a 1,000 yard rusher returning. Sankey rightfully got 90% of the meaningful carries. Besides Callier, we don't really know for certain what we have with the other guys. Even Callier could surprise in a more prominent role.

I think we have a good mix. Bigger backs in Washington and Coleman, a guy with speed in Cooper who is a real wild card, and a solid, dependable guy in Callier. The starting OL is back too. The running game will be good.