Dion Lewis

[VaporTrail]

@mld-woody said:

Quit signing HBs/WRs

We still need special teamers.

[MLD Woody]

@vaportrail said:

We still need special teamers.

returner maybe?

[The Gipper]

@mld-woody said:

returner maybe?

I think that is what Lewis is here for.

[MLD Woody]

@the-gipper said:

I think that is what Lewis is here for.

awe

[Kosar_For_President]

5th round pic? This dude broke a ton of records at Pitt. Why only a 5th?

[cambridgeho]

@kosar_for_president said:

5th round pic? This dude broke a ton of records at Pitt. Why only a 5th?

Pretty sure it was his size that caused the drop. He really is a Darren Sproles type of weapon. He if we go with a 2 back set and he gets a screen, its pretty much a guaranteed 10 yrds. Dion was a dumb pick for Philly to take anyway, they already have Shady at rb for speed.

[Harry Buffalo]

@kosar_for_president said:

5th round pic? This dude broke a ton of records at Pitt. Why only a 5th?

First reason was his size, scat back RB normally don't go before the 3rd unless they are super athletic and productive like whats his face that the 49ers drafted in the second last year. Second reason was because he some how only ran a 4.57 at the combine. He still showed good numbers in the agility drills but with a guy his size people wanted to see more speed. He has shown that he can produce though. 4.8 yard average rushing the past two years and a 22 yard average on KR.

[miktoxic]

then why did philly let him go?

2 guys that were going to get cut got swapped.

how come everyone we sign all of a sudden is a hall of famer and everyone we let go sucked eggs?

[Harry Buffalo]

@miktoxic said:

then why did philly let him go?

2 guys that were going to get cut got swapped.

how come everyone we sign all of a sudden is a hall of famer and everyone we let go sucked eggs?

I would take a look at their RB situation as to why they let him go and why we traded for him. The have McCoy and Brown who showed to be a great #2 RB. We have Trent and then? Hardesty has been injured more than healthy and Obi is basically just a pass catcher. We have more question marks after Trent than what Philly has after McCoy. On top of that Philly's LB coach is our LB from last season. He knew Acho, he scouted him during the draft last year, and he obviously thought that he would be a fit in their new defense where as our coaches, who haven't coached him, thought the he likely wouldn't make it through camp. Both teams got depth guys that they felt they needed.

It doesn't hurt that Lewis has experience as a returner, something that we need now as well.

[nickers]

theres always room for more coffee fetchers on this team....