Beanie vs. THT (1 Viewer)

[Jayrod]

THT makes no ####### sense, people. NONE.

Timmy HighTowerIt's dynomite.

Esplain, please.

Well the name "Hightower" is a combination of two words not normally compounded. So when one says the name, it is often thought of as two words in their mind. In the fantasy forum world, it is very common to abbreviate names for ease of typing, so therefore, instead of typing TH, the pseudo-initials of THT have been attributed to Tim Hightower.When I said "It's dynomite", I was making a dual reference to both a popular song by AC/DC named T.N.T.(where the actual lyric is "Cause I'm T.N.T., I'm dynamite"), and a popular catch phrase from the character played by JJ Walker on a popular citcom named "Good Times" where he would often say the phrase "Dyn-O-Mite!" Both of these references popped into my head after thinking through the letters T-H-T.

Thanks. Please stop using THT in the future.

No, I like it, I'll keep using it.

It doesn't make any sense.

Neither does AmosMoses, yet here we are.

 

[AmosMoses]

THT makes no ####### sense, people. NONE.

Timmy HighTowerIt's dynomite.

Esplain, please.

Well the name "Hightower" is a combination of two words not normally compounded. So when one says the name, it is often thought of as two words in their mind. In the fantasy forum world, it is very common to abbreviate names for ease of typing, so therefore, instead of typing TH, the pseudo-initials of THT have been attributed to Tim Hightower.When I said "It's dynomite", I was making a dual reference to both a popular song by AC/DC named T.N.T.(where the actual lyric is "Cause I'm T.N.T., I'm dynamite"), and a popular catch phrase from the character played by JJ Walker on a popular citcom named "Good Times" where he would often say the phrase "Dyn-O-Mite!" Both of these references popped into my head after thinking through the letters T-H-T.

Thanks. Please stop using THT in the future.

No, I like it, I'll keep using it.

It doesn't make any sense.

Neither does AmosMoses, yet here we are.

 

[shakaka]

Acronymns are reserved for players who are worth a damn. Hightower is not one of them.

 

[DoubleG]

THT is going to have to catch 50 balls for him to be worth his ADP because I don't see more than 900-1000 rushing yards. That makes him a solid #3 RB or a flex player. If he's your #2, you may be in trouble

You may need some glasses then.1999 - Olandis Gary - 1,159 rushing yards

2000 - Mike Anderson - 1,487 rushing yards

2004 - Reuben Droughns - 1,240 rushing yards

2005 - Mike Anderson - 1,014 rushing yards

Note I left out Terrell Davis and Clinton Portis....but there are another 5-6 seasons of over 1000 yard rushers between them as well.

Mike Shanahan knows how to run the football. Last year in 10 games, Ryan Torain ran for 742 yards (that includes a game where he was hurt by halftime). Pro-rated over 16 games, that is 1,187 yards. If the lead back on a Shanahan coached team stays healthy, they will rush for 1,000+ yards.

Denver's O-line =! Washington's O-line. Just sayin'.

 

[Steelfan7]

I see more guys in Washington that have a chance to steal carries or unseat THT than Beanie has to worry about in Arizona.

Or Hightower gets benched for his fumblitis that flares up on him.

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

THT makes no ####### sense, people. NONE.

Timmy HighTowerIt's dynomite.

Esplain, please.

Well the name "Hightower" is a combination of two words not normally compounded. So when one says the name, it is often thought of as two words in their mind. In the fantasy forum world, it is very common to abbreviate names for ease of typing, so therefore, instead of typing TH, the pseudo-initials of THT have been attributed to Tim Hightower.When I said "It's dynomite", I was making a dual reference to both a popular song by AC/DC named T.N.T.(where the actual lyric is "Cause I'm T.N.T., I'm dynamite"), and a popular catch phrase from the character played by JJ Walker on a popular citcom named "Good Times" where he would often say the phrase "Dyn-O-Mite!" Both of these references popped into my head after thinking through the letters T-H-T.

Thanks. Please stop using THT in the future.

No, I like it, I'll keep using it.

It doesn't make any sense.

Tim HighTower. Makes sense to me.

 

[bonesman]

THT makes no ####### sense, people. NONE.

Timmy HighTowerIt's dynomite.

Esplain, please.

Well the name "Hightower" is a combination of two words not normally compounded. So when one says the name, it is often thought of as two words in their mind. In the fantasy forum world, it is very common to abbreviate names for ease of typing, so therefore, instead of typing TH, the pseudo-initials of THT have been attributed to Tim Hightower.When I said "It's dynomite", I was making a dual reference to both a popular song by AC/DC named T.N.T.(where the actual lyric is "Cause I'm T.N.T., I'm dynamite"), and a popular catch phrase from the character played by JJ Walker on a popular citcom named "Good Times" where he would often say the phrase "Dyn-O-Mite!" Both of these references popped into my head after thinking through the letters T-H-T.

Thanks. Please stop using THT in the future.

No, I like it, I'll keep using it.

It doesn't make any sense.

Tim HighTower. Makes sense to me.

Dude is from Louisiana... where they put the R sound before the V in Favre, but THT doesn't make sense for Tim Hightower.

 

[Banger]

I have both guys and the way I view it is that beanie has a higher floor due to less risk but Hightower has a higher ceiling. Hightower certainly carries more risk and has more horses behind him but he's also looked terrific in his limited preseason time.

I think the whole shanny fumble thing is way over blown. It'll come down to performance and if he's bustin long runs, makes catches from the backfield and successfully punching in the ball at the goal line he'll keep his job. If he doesn't play better than the competition and puts the ball on the ground he'll lose his job.

It'll be interesting to watch.

 

[Crippler]

Give me Wells

Less competition around him.

He is kind of on 3 strikes and your out. He is playing for big contract now

Better team in Arizona and this is not close. Call this 8 in box affect

Easier division to play in(Dallas, NYG, Philly vs SF, Seattle and SL)

More talent. Beanie was 1st round pick

I will add that what Shanny did years ago means nothing. IMO the game has left him behind like it did Joe Gibbs before they hired shanahan. In Washington we do not trust

I think Wells has chance to be top 5 RB this year as ceiling and a lower floor. He has come to camp with a huge chip on his shoulder from everything that I have read about him. This one is not close.

 

[RedskinsFan]

Give me Wells

Less competition around him.

He is kind of on 3 strikes and your out. He is playing for big contract now

Better team in Arizona and this is not close. Call this 8 in box affect

Easier division to play in(Dallas, NYG, Philly vs SF, Seattle and SL)

More talent. Beanie was 1st round pick

I will add that what Shanny did years ago means nothing. IMO the game has left him behind like it did Joe Gibbs before they hired shanahan. In Washington we do not trust

I think Wells has chance to be top 5 RB this year as ceiling and a lower floor. He has come to camp with a huge chip on his shoulder from everything that I have read about him. This one is not close.

Full of failure on your part"Less competition around him."

First the lack of competition doesn't mean BW is going to produce more for you. Oh and the AZ sure aren't that happy with the RB situation after the just signed Chester Taylor. THT owned the job when BW was on the same team. Why was this? No one with a liking for BW will ever answer that because the answer is THT was the better rusher and AZ went with the better player

"He is playing for big contract now"

Its obvious your opinion shouldn't be taken seriously. Guess what? THT is in a contract year as well.

"Better team in Arizona and this is not close. Call this 8 in box affect"

Hahaha just because one WR is better doesn't mean that the whole team is bette, this is a joke right? Lots of people sleeping on Rex Grossman right now are about to have a rude awakening. Grossman in 3 starts last year out produced Kevin Kolb in his 5 starts per game. The Redskins just got more receivers to go with Moss and AA in Hankerson, Gaffney, Donte Stallworth, and Niles Paul. Who is the opposite WR or the pass catching TE in AZ? The Skins have Fred Davis and Chris Cooley. And we invested a lot of money in revamping our offensive line this offseason. You think that AZ is the better team now when clearly they are not.

"Easier division to play in(Dallas, NYG, Philly vs SF, Seattle and SL)"

So what? The Redskins current SOS is easier for running backs then AZ's based on last years numbers against the the rush lol

"More talent. Beanie was 1st round pick"

Which is worse...you knowing this and knowing that BW's was on the bench for two seasons watching THT, the 5th rounder, start there or you knowing all of this and thinking its a good thing for BW's?

 

[johnadams]

Neither are particularly exciting, but I'll take Hightower.

We know what we know about Wells. Wells will never stand up to the weekly pounding it takes to become a good, let alone great NFL back. I'd say he tantalizes with big games or spectacular plays, but I don't think that's even true. ARI drafted Williams so they could rid themselves of Wells. At least that seemed to be the popular sentiment before Williams got hurt (I wouldn't go that far, but the didn't draft Williams when there are so many needs on the team to purely back-up Wells either). If I had BW on any of my teams, I'd hope that he puts together a good three game stretch to open the season so I can sell him high.

Hightower has been pretty effective when given the chance. While he doesn't star in any one facet, he's better than average across the board (other than ball protection). I think we'll see more situational packages in WAS, which limits his upside, but his midrange is strong. The real concern is whether Torain ends up being a TD vulture as guys with a history of fumbles tend to watch their offense in the red zone from the sidelines. Another reason I prefer Hightower is his receiving skills relative to Wells. Hightower is a MUCH better receiver, which means that even if he loses carries because of fumbling, he will still make hay in the receiving game where Torain is a non factor.

 

[cvnpoka]

i think ppl are drawing unfair conclusions about wells' ability from last year. he tore his meniscus in preseason and was never given a chance to heal then dealt with adverse reactions to pain shots. (typical terrible asset management by an nfl team that should not have rushed him back but thats for another discussion.) the way he ended his rookie season should be more indicative of his production and talent.

 

[shakaka]

ARI drafted Williams to rid themselves of Hightower, not Wells. The fact that they actually DID get rid of Hightower is a pretty obvious indicator of this. How do you people remember to breathe?

 

[todisco1]

How do you people remember to breathe?

Not very excellent of you.

 

[Zaphod]

How do you people remember to breathe?

Not very excellent of you.

Hasn't been a whole lot of that in the entire thread. Although I did enjoy the AC/DC rewind.

 

[Al Toon's Mole]

Anyone still think Hightower was the guy to have in this race?

I'm just hopeful that this ends that horrible nickname being thrown around.

Awful, just awful.

 

[kface]

Nobody is the guy to have in this race

 

[flapgreen]

Drafted Hightower. Traded him early. Drafted Best. Traded him the week before he went down. I'M BRILLIANT!

Didn't get rid of Beanie in time. :(