RB 2023

[Orion]

Who do you want to go into Week 1 with?

Jerome Ford has a hamstring injury.  Those can be nagging things.  Lets pretend that he isn't reliable in the early going (at least).

Felton has been playing a lot in the preseason so far.  As has Kelly.  Felton has been winning that battle with production....but we've seen him in the regular season....and he's just not that good as a pure RB.  Hall is a rookie that fumbled last week.  And Wilkins has been in the league since 2018 but only has 13 carries in the last 3 years.

We all know that Chubb is our RB.  But it's a position that takes a lot of hits.  Who do you want to come in and spell Chubb, or even replace him in the middle of a game?  (again, assuming that Ford's hammy isn't right early on)

I think that we've gotta roster John Kelly.

Nick Chubb	24	RB	5-11	227	27	6	Georgia
	Jerome Ford	34	RB	5-10	210	23	2	Cincinnati
	Hassan Hall	30	RB	5-10	196	22	R	Georgia Tech
	John Kelly Jr.	41	RB	5-10	208	26	2	Tennessee
	Jordan Wilkins	--	RB	6-1	216	29	5	Mississippi
	Demetric Felton Jr.	25	RB/WR	5-9	190	25	3	UCLA

[syd]

gotta agree with Kelly. I mean i like Felton but he can not block

[SdBacker80]

Small issue IMO
 

Kelly and Felton both know the offense. Neither will need to shoulder the load and will likely just get a handful of touches in a game. 
 

The only thing this injury does is give an excuse to Stefanski to conserve Chubb and sling the ball around a little more. 

[alporcini]

Hope this is not a stupid question. I understand it may slow Ford’s development this season, but for the right money, why would we not bring back Hunt? 

[SdBacker80]

@alporcini said:

Hope this is not a stupid question. I understand it may slow Ford’s development this season, but for the right money, why would we not bring back Hunt? 

I think you answered your own question… for the right money. He’s talking to teams and there are spots available with these teams but why hasn’t he signed? 

[nickers]

@sdbacker80 said:

I think you answered your own question… for the right money. He’s talking to teams and there are spots available with these teams but why hasn’t he signed? 

Hunt signed with the Saints...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/kareem-hunt-signs-contract-with-new-orleans-saints/ar-AA1eXYkl

[TexasAg1969]

@nickers said:

Hunt signed with the Saints...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/kareem-hunt-signs-contract-with-new-orleans-saints/ar-AA1eXYkl

Inserting reality on this board is forbidden.?

[SdBacker80]

@nickers said:

Hunt signed with the Saints...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/kareem-hunt-signs-contract-with-new-orleans-saints/ar-AA1eXYkl

I was stuffing my face all last week with New York pizza and I missed the announcement 

[Orion]

@alporcini said:

Hope this is not a stupid question. I understand it may slow Ford’s development this season, but for the right money, why would we not bring back Hunt? 

Because they had drafted Ford, and Hunt had a somewhat off year, there was really no chance of that.  Unless nobody singed him and Ford (or Chubb) got hurt.  I wish him well.  He turned his life around with the opportunity that we gave him....and he was a good team mate.

[Orion]

So, any change in thinking after the Eagles game?  Hall and Wilkins got to carry the ball a few times.  They seem to have some burst to them....

[syd]

@texasag1969 said:

Inserting reality on this board is forbidden.?

na man nickers and his fake new's Hunt is still unsigned 

[syd]

@sdbacker80 said:

I was stuffing my face all last week with New York pizza and I missed the announcement 

cause it is not true same stupid shit he always posts. kinda like the airplane thread

[syd]

saints running back room

Jake Bargas47	RB	26	6' 2"	250 lbs	1	North Carolina
	Eno Benjamin26	RB	24	5' 9"	207 lbs	4	Arizona State
	Alvin Kamara41	RB	28	5' 10"	215 lbs	7	Tennessee
	Ellis Merriweather35	RB	24	6' 2"	225 lbs	R	Massachusetts
	Kendre Miller25	RB	21	6' 0"	220 lbs	R	TCU
	Darrel Williams34	RB	28	5' 11"	224 lbs	6	LSU
	Jamaal Williams30	RB

[Orion]

I'm going to stand up for nickers here...because I had seen an article a few days ago about Hunt had signed with the Saints.  Perhaps it was Fox or Newsmax because it turned out to be fake news.

[syd]

@orion said:

I'm going to stand up for nickers here...because I had seen an article a few days ago about Hunt had signed with the Saints.  Perhaps it was Fox or Newsmax because it turned out to be fake news.

a link would be nice. I have not scene where he signed at all

[TexasAg1969]

@syd said:

a link would be nice. I have not scene where he signed at all

https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2023/08/08/kareem-hunt-signs-contract-with-new-orleans-saints/

[Orion]

@texasag1969 said:

https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2023/08/08/kareem-hunt-signs-contract-with-new-orleans-saints/

Yeah, that's the article I saw.   (Troth Central)

[syd]

@texasag1969 said:

https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2023/08/08/kareem-hunt-signs-contract-with-new-orleans-saints/

@orion said:

Yeah, that's the article I saw.   (Troth Central)

expected to sign and the article is over a month old. he has since talked with the colts and vikings

[Dutch Oven]

I'll admit, I thought his signing with the Saints was a signed deal. 

I saw an ESPN article saying that he was in New Orleans and his agent told him Indianapolis was offering him more and allegedly Hunt kind of up and left his meeting in New Orleans almost immediately. 

[syd]

@dutch-oven said:

I'll admit, I thought his signing with the Saints was a signed deal.

ya i was also.  I hope he finds a home somewhere. But as of now it is just more nonsense from nickers

also they have kamara and williams at running back. why would he even want to sign there