Moosejawcolt

There the market has been set. The Giants offered 13 mill and that is a fair offer as they know the market. Barkley is a better overall back than Taylor, so I am thinking maybe 11 a year but I am all for letting it play out and franchising for another.

For once we agree. I don't think the ceremony would be very positive. I don't disagree with Luck retiring. When it's time, it's time. My biggest issue with Luck was that I would have hoped that he would have left the org in a better state.

Its his whining in the media lately. Did you see one player come out in the media after him being benched? Any subtle signs of support from his players at that time? It was crickets from his team mates at that time. They watch the film. They see his reluctance week in and week out taking the check down and not willing to drive the ball down the field. He's a glorified Kurt Cousins

He is not aggressive and that drove Grueen crazy. Heard him whiing in the media lately????

Emotionally he is fragile. He is check down Charly. Gruden wanted him to be more aggressive, and it irritated him that he would take the check down

I actually think there are about 20 backs that r kind of inter changeable. I could take anyone od them and be happy

When i watched some of the great backs, AD, Sanders, Bo, OJ, and Earl just to name a few, I walk away amazed by their talent. It maybe just me but when i watched Emmitt, I came away thinking man what a dominant offensive line and personnel. I was never wowed by him. I always thought he maybe one of the most over rated players

So you tell me that if have Emmitt playing with the Chicago teams that supported Payton and/or the Rams teams that OJ played for, Emmitt is still a top 10 back? I dont and it aint close. All those backs you listed were superior runners, greater physical talents, faster players than Emmitt ever was. PS, I think ranking rbs one to 10 is kind of silly as they all played with different teams, talents and schemes.

Carr is fragile and needs to suck it and move one

Carolina will win the division

I have no idea how he will do. Qbs have come out of college with far better accuracy numbers and have failed. The NFL is a different league now in terms of how it is working with these guys' strengths and hiding their weaknesses. Time will only tell.

Well let's just hope he makes it to year 3.

i dont think he will ever be that elite guy but a say 10 sack guy. That guy is waiting for us next year with a top ten pick lol.

Agreed but it is also not pleasing either as those few games had a huge impact on his development and production moving forward. Although it is only 7 games, you must also consider recovery time and getting back to 100%. He has getting it going then got injured and never the same for the rest of the year

It will go public as they always do. IF the contract is seen as unfair by the player ,his agent will leak it. If the players request is seen as unfair by the player, the team will leak it. I agree they rarely leak it but i think this one will be contentious

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Well let's see when the contract offer is out out in public. That will show how much the Colts value him.

LT

It's not his athleticism ability that is holding him back, it's his inability to stay healthy

I was never an Emmitt fan.i would rate a lot of rbs ahead of him. Many rbs that I have higher never had the Oline or talent around them but had amazing careers.

"Campbell could run 100 meters in 10.5 seconds, a more-than-respectable time for many a lithe wide receiver, but downright unfair when paired with his wrecking-ball physique and practiced technique (he always ran with his head and shoulders low to the ground, what some coaches call “good body lean”).Apr 1, 2015

I would have even averaged a solid 3.5 behind that line lol Earls my favorite behind Bo Jackson. Hell I might even have him ranked higher lol

Different eras. Today's football is pass oriented. There is no way I am paying elite rb money to a rb who cannot pass blocking or is a average at pass catching. Doesn't make sense to me. Te's who are not good blockers but elite pass catcher's make elite money. Te' who are elite pass blockers but average pass catchers don't make elite money. We r in different eras. Like one GM said. Barkley used to be a poor pass blocker. When he was in the game, teams would blitz or knew it was a run play because he was so poor at pass blocking. So yes pass blocking and pass catching matters greatly in terms of expanding the play book as it relates to your rb. My point is this. It's 3 and 5 and do u put Taylor in the game? His limitations at pass blocking and pass catching would allow the defense to have the advantage in terms of play calling. Its a chess game and unless he has improved in those areas, no thanks.

Nope, but based on Philly's us of their backs. If he were to pay a rb say 13 mill a year, he would have to be elite at everything. Just hunch.

I think people really forget what Steichen wants from his rb. Does he want to pay a rb 13 million a year who cannot pass block and is an average pass catcher? To get that kind of money, a rb to me needs to be elite in all facets of the game. Taylor is not.